"The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, created a lahar or debris avalanche that rushed down the North Fork of the Toutle River, burying the whole valley up to 600 feet (180 m) deep. The

Ever since moving to the Pacific Northwest last winter, my husband and I have been eager to visit the Mt. Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument in southwest Washington state.  A few days ago, with

For coffee-lovers, there's nothing better on a hot afternoon than a glass of delicious iced coffee. It's hard to go wrong: coffee + ice is the basic formula, but why not aim higher than "not wrong"?

A year ago, after living in Hawaii for 16 years, my husband and I made the difficult decision to return to the mainland US. There were some practical reasons (business and family considerations), but the

My entry in the Steemit Art Challenge: "Minnow Bait". Watercolor and marker on paper.  Here's how it went: 1) It's a lovely day. Let's set up outside on the patio table.  Watercolor paper taped

I'm Stephanie, a writer, artist, and entrepreneur living in the Pacific Northwest, equally inspired by the beauty of the natural world and by spirituality and metaphysics. This picture isn't the most recent,