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A Winter Weekend in Leavenworth
Nestled in the Cascade Mountains of Washington is the charming and magical town of Leavenworth. What makes this place so special is that the entire town is built and decorated to look just like a Bavarian village in Germany. Leavenworth is a popular destination for Seattleites due to its various shops, German food and beer, and proximity to a host of outdoor activities and recreation. One of the best times of the year to visit Leavenworth is in the winter. The town is decked out in boughs of holly and dazzling lights and there are festivities like sledding down the hill in town, skiing and tubing at the public slope outside town, winter…
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A Visit to a Christmas Tree Farm
It’s Christmas time again and I couldn’t be more excited! I’m the type of person who must wait to start celebrating Christmas until after Thanksgiving, but that begins the moment Thanksgiving is over. I start pulling out all the decorations on Black Friday and this year we went to get our tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving. If you’re in the Seattle area and are looking for a place to cut your own tree, this post is for you! We’ve chosen Trinity Tree Farm for our Christmas tree in 2019 and 2021 (no tree last year when I was on the east coast for the whole month). This farm is located in Issaquah and…