Jessie Voigts's Blog, page 338
January 29, 2014
2014 Oliver Art Center Classes and Workshops
Welcome to Oliver Art Center, a cultural cornerstone of Benzie County, Michigan, with a mission to advance visual, culinary, performing, and literary arts.
January 28, 2014
We Said Go Travel Gratitude Writing Contest Winners!
Thank you to all the amazing writers from the We Said Go Travel 2013 Gratitude Travel Writing Contest!
Bartering Around the World
I traveled through 14 countries to barter an apple for bigger and better goods until I finally reached my goal - a house in Hawaii.
So that I was always trading up, I had to develop certain strategies. One such strategy was to change countries. I would take my “good” from one market and enter a market in which this good had a higher value.
Food: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
My mouth is watering as I write this. Food is something I love to experiment with, although most times I end up burning it to the bottom of a pan. I made charcoal out of soup once! Oh well…
January 27, 2014
Capturing the Flavors of Sochi: Ajika

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The countdown has begun! Only 11 days to the start of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
January 26, 2014
7 Best Places to Visit in New Zealand
New Zealand is a green paradise set out in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, and worthy of awe. However, many visitors only have a month to explore, which is far less time than this sub-tropical island deserves. I myself have lived here for more than ten years, and I haven’t seen everything.
Florida Culture for the Week of January 27, 2014 by Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of January 27, 2014 by Josh Garrick
Now through Feb 23 – Mad Cow Theatre presents Alan Ayckbourn's Table Manners
January 25, 2014
Buttermilk Ranch Cheesy Onion Pull Apart Bread
I had to thank the neighbors. You see, we've had quite the blizzard season here in Michigan, and last night we got another foot (!) of snow. Since we hadn't fully cleared our driveway (ahem) from the last few blizzards, the car was buried. We woke up and knew that today was going to be one long shoveling blitz.
January 24, 2014
Crater Lake

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We love the work of our BC Editor, Curtis Cunningham. He's a photographer with an EYE. Now, one might argue that all photographers have that eye, but Curtis is something special.
Visiting Evora: 5 Places to See
The Chapel of Bones is an amazing, if not eerie, place to visit in Évora, Portugal. Decorated with the bones of 5,000 dead from the local cemetery, this room certainly gives you a chill when you step inside. Apart from the Chapel of Bones, what else is