The Good Life - March 2020

In this issue

Chasing the Northern Lights on a train through Alaska • A grandfather takes his grandson painting, and they both have buckets of fun • Tom Potter has had 3 significant medial issues, so now his philosophy about life is “Live it!” • Teaching kids about snow while on snowshoes • Twist in B&B’s succession has both buyers and sellers on new adventures • Inspiring Sandhill Cranes • Use adversity to grow • Why a good night’s sleep is vital • The changing names of early NCW towns • Aging gracefully with dogs

Sandhill Cranes: A life-changing experience

Everyone on the deck was gathering up gear to leave. Steve and I looked at each other and knew that we had seen something that moved us.

2 mins

Riding rails in search of the Aurora

She was there for the view; did the young Asian couples had something else in mind?

5 mins

Painting with Bentley

Having fun with our grandson — better than watching pancake art on YouTube

3 mins

Tom Potter's motto for life: LiVe iT!

‘Find things that test you, scare you, force you to commit fully, and do them. The results will be astounding.’

6 mins

Kids in the snow

Learning goes both ways when school kids get fitted with snowshoes

3 mins

A twist on a B&B succession story

Older buyers get a new adventure with nicest guests, and younger sellers now free to roam

4 mins

Don't Waste Your Suffering

What knocks us down can also lead us back stronger than ever

4 mins

Gary hesse

LST stage veteran treasures the teamwork and relishes the rich variety of roles

4 mins

Kasey Koski's real art? Art for everybody!

Kasey Koski’s creativity colors just about every domestic and professional move she makes, and over the years it’s moved her art from personal to studio-scale to public.

4 mins

Aging (gracefully) with dogs

Jim Brigleb, his wife Linda and their two babies — unconditional love in furry bodies.

3 mins

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The Good Life Magazine Description:

The Good Life magazine is a monthly lifestyle print publication primarily circulating in Wenatchee and the Chelan and Douglas counties area of Washington founded upon the idea the world is a big, beautiful place — we like to find people who are stepping off the usual path in one way or another to find adventure in their lives.

One of our guidelines is that we only report on local people — folks from Chelan and Douglas counties. Our idea is this: other media can go all around the world and come back with stories on war, famine, earthquakes, crime and the like.

We go right down the street and find our neighbors who are doing something extraordinary that maybe, might inspire you to take your own adventure. The variety of our stories never ceases to surprise us: People have shared their adventures of going to some of the most inhospitable places on earth — such as north of the Arctic Circle — to the most hospitable — such as floating down the canals in the French countryside.

Most of our stories, though, take part locally, in the most beautiful area of Washington State, as readers and contributors find adventure close to home. We love the “chapter two” stories where people show us how they have rebounded one of life’s bruises to find new joy in living.