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LETTER
PUBLISHER Claudia M. Brown EDITOR/SENIOR ART DIRECTOR Kiki Meletis STAFF WRITER
ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER Laura Baughman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Lori Gleichman Shannon O’Leary Donna Pizzi Margarett Waterbury PHOTOGRAPHERS
THE FIRST TIME I LAID EYES ON A STARFISH AT HAYSTACK ROCK, I was probably five years old. The tide was out and there I was, face to face with amazing anemones and tiny fish darting in and under the rocks to avoid detection. Sea gulls were swooping near or perched above, diligently waiting for the perfect opportunity to score a morsel. As a kid, it’s all about adventure and my cousins and sisters and I made the most of it – building intricate sandcastles with massive moats, and forts out of driftwood, roasting weenies and s’mores over campfires, and wildly flying our kites up and down the beach. At the end of the day, my pockets usually were filled with cool sea shells and sand dollars…all good bartering for the endless board games of Monopoly and Clue. We never cared about the weather, we had library books and comic books, fizzies, salt water taffy, paint by number sets and plenty of cards for Old Maid and Crazy 8’s. Being at the beach also meant completely unstructured meals and a trip to Seaside Aquarium to feed the seals. Aah, to be a kid again. In this issue, we revisit the charming coastal village that has provided so many happy memories for families in the Northwest. There are still lush flowerfilled planter boxes and art galleries, gray shingled beach cottages, friendly people and fabulous bakeries. Yet today’s Cannon Beach now has a growing number of foodie elements and luxury accommodations to enjoy. Check out our Ultimate Cannon Beach Guide to plan your next stay.
Speaking of coastal settings, we visit a historic home in Gearhart filled with antiques and plein air art, and witness the spectacular transformation of a crumbling detached garage on Vashon Island into a creative light-filled flexible space that juts out over Puget Sound. Farther North, we visit with Tim Hammer of CAST Architecture about the rugged vacation getaway he designed in the Upper Methow Valley in Washington. We also tour the sustainable garden of Maryellen and Michael McCulloch, with a landscape intricately designed to complement their iconic Pietro Belluschi home in Portland. Finally, we celebrate Oregon blacksmith Bob Denman, who owns Red Pig Garden Tools in Boring. Following a distinguished agency career in advertising, Bob is now hand-forging steel garden tools in a historic barn. He should get a special award for the lifetime warranty he offers on his tools – “his life or yours, whichever ends first.” It’s an honor to highlight the special places we call home, and the unique individuals who live here.
Stefan Hampden Greg Kozawa Shawn Linehan Joshua McCullough Amos Morgan David Papazian George Vetter
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