The Good Life - May 2020

In this issue

Social isolation in the days of Lone Ranger • The take of two recoveries from drug addition • The joys of walking in Wenatchee • Where’s just the right place to retire? • Tired trailer had great bones, perfect for renovating • Rehabbing a house while on vacation • Naturalist and artist Keith Warrick • First time author Jamie Thomas • A look at the Great Horned Owl • Happiness during the pandemic • Finding your gifts for the world • Railroad builder J.J. Hill • A cold morning at Costco

Great Horned Owl is, well, grand indeed

Everyone seems to enjoy owls.

2 mins

Social isolation in the time of Lone Ranger

I’ve been thinking about social isolation imposed by the coronavirus, and my reaction is probably not typical.

3 mins

The tale of two recoveries

Victor Estrada was once a drug dealer. Now he calls himself a hope dealer.

6 mins

Walking in Wenatchee

What? Her walk? Yes, and the sights and people she sees are soul-enriching

4 mins

Where to retire? The search goes on

48 hours to figure out if Palm Springs checks off the ‘musts’ on the list

6 mins

DON'T CRUSH IT, IT HAS GOOD BONES!

In April 2017, my husband, Roger and I sold our Wenatchee home and moved to Chelan so I could help caretake my mother.

3 mins

VANQUISHING THE RESTLESSNESS

This is not a story about a magnificent new house with gorgeous views and impressive landscaping — you know, the kind The Good Life regularly features.

4 mins

His world into art

Walking the wild side with pen and camera, a life-long naturalist turns

4 mins

Wenatchee author has aspirations, attitude and at last — Asperfell

Wenatchee teacher and author Jamie Thomas is a world builder.

3 mins

‘Once I built a railroad'

J.J. Hill and the Great Northern

5 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.