READERS RESPOND WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY
NAMELESS VOYEUR Not to sound like a voyeur, but I love when you provide a sneak peek into some of the area’s finest homes. I especially enjoy it when an iconic “old money” home is featured. It gives us a glimpse into a more elegant era and it’s nice to know our architectural history is being preserved. Looking in other people’s houses is kind of my guilty pleasure. Shhh! Name withheld via Facebook
RE-JOYCE That was such a great article about Ben Joyce in your last issue (The Power of Place, January 2016). I have seen some of his work before and know of him by name, but this was the first chance I had to “get to know him.” I love that he is famous in the art world, and racking up the accolades, fans and demand, yet he still chooses to make Spokane his home. That either says a lot about him, a lot about Spokane, or a lot about both. Proud to count him as one of our Spokane brethren. Adam Reinauer Spokane, WA JOYCE-FUL I felt giddy and joyful when I got my last copy in the mail and saw Ben Joyce on the cover. I have loved his artwork since before anyone was talking about it. When I first encountered his work several years ago I thought about picking up a piece, but it didn’t seem like a “practical” purchase given that it wasn’t a necessity and I was living off of a strictly necessity-based budget at the time. Fast forward to today, and I am kicking myself. His work goes for way more now than it did back then, and I still would have been able to survive if I had thrown “practical” out the window and just bought it when I wanted to. Lesson learned! I may not have his work in my home, but I am a huge fan. Thanks for the story. Lara Davis Spokane, WA 18
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JUICE NO MORE The juice article (Juice it Up!, January 2016) was of interest to me, and I appreciate that you covered this not just trendy, but also healthy, topic. I bought a juicer about two years ago, after reading about the benefits of it. I’ve also seen tons of posts on Facebook by people who “juice,” and it always looks so good. Here is the part that I struggle with: it is expensive. My juicer has sat on the back counter of my kitchen for the past several months because I can’t justify spending the money that it costs to keep up with fresh produce. With young kids and a meatand-potatoes husband, none of whom are interested in drinking green juice, I feel guilty using three quarters to half of our grocery budget on the produce it takes to keep me in the juice. One of the juice places in the story mentioned the expense of buying the produce yourself, and said their product costs less. I decided to go buy a juice and was horrified to find it cost $7 for one drink!!! Not on my budget! There is no way I can afford to do that on a regular basis, and a regular basis/longterm consumption seems to be where the benefit of juicing comes in. One $7 juice a week isn’t going to make a difference in my health. I guess the real gripe needs to be with the cost of produce, and the cost being put on farmers, and so on up the chain. Until we are able to make healthy foods more affordable and more cost desirable than the drive-thru burger joint, I think we will continue to see obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses plague our society. It is sad but true: health and wealth go hand in hand. Name withheld Spokane, WA