By Paula Wheeler ITWPA Member The sign on the side of the brick building of Cucina Di Paolo said it all: “His Talent -- My Mouth.” Customer after customer came in to pick up their orders, as the restaurant’s devoted clients know not to count on a seat in this three-table and six-chair-counter establishment. Mary Jean Wegner, known as “the mouth” of the duo, greeted each … [Read more...] about Italian Culinary Heaven in Boise, Idaho
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From Earth to Earthenware, a Visit with a Tohono O’odham Potter in the Sonoran Desert
By David Beres I am in Arizona on the western side of the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation about 15 miles from my home on the reservation on State Route 86, searching for the junction of Route 24 (State Route 86, Mile Marker 65) which will take me to the village of Hickiwan. This village of several hundred people is one of more than a dozen that dot the 2.5 million acre … [Read more...] about From Earth to Earthenware, a Visit with a Tohono O’odham Potter in the Sonoran Desert
Shangri La: World-Class Sanctuary in a Small Texas Town
By Jessica Pickett ITWPA Member Lazily strolling along, I was listening to the sound of my own steps crunching on the pebble-strewn path and stopping every so often to rest in a patch of shade that dappled the walkway before me. Watching the comings and goings of the bees flitting from one bloom to the next, inhaling the sweet smell of lilies and honeysuckle heavy in the … [Read more...] about Shangri La: World-Class Sanctuary in a Small Texas Town
Tea in Wonderland
By Kimberly Weitkamp ITWPA Member The Drink Me potion lingers on the tongue, the mango nectar strong and sweet. Ensconced in a dark-tinted glass apothecary bottle with a mini straw and a Drink Me label, this is one difficult beverage to ignore. Surrounding the bottle are various cakes and scones, a tea fit for a king or a little blond girl who followed a rabbit down a hole. … [Read more...] about Tea in Wonderland
Sand in Your Shoes – Sossusvlei, Namibia
By K.M. Burke ITWPA Member Photos by Silvio Carlucci Sossusvlei is in Namibia, an extremely arid country, located on the Atlantic coast of Africa, just north of South Africa, west of Botswana, and south of Angola. Sossusvlei means “dead-end marsh,” so named because there is no outflow for the Tsauchab River, which flows there occasionally. Namibia is one of the most … [Read more...] about Sand in Your Shoes – Sossusvlei, Namibia