There are two kinds of people in Bend: those who own proper kitchen knives and those who don’t. Those who don’t often live on Pho Viet take-out, Spork’s pork belly sando and frozen pizza from Trader Joe’s, and can be found sawing limes with butter-knife-sharp cutlery for cocktail garnishes. Those who actually use their kitchens […]
Catrina Gregory
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My First: Summer in Bend
In late September last year, I moved to Bend. I arrived for the last eight days of summer. Sunflowers, daisies and jasmine were in bloom; the high desert sun never seemed to set; and the streets and river trails were overflowing with leftover Abercrombie & Fitch models—tan, lean specimens showing off their sun-kissed bodies. It […]
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Cowgirl Up!
A City Girl’s Guide to Country Western Dancing
If getting down to “Single Ladies” doesn’t strike a chord, what’s a girl to do? Country-western dancing, that’s what. When my city slicker girlfriends arrive in Bend, my first stop is often Maverick’s, a lively buckaroo bar and dance hall. I buy them a Jack and Coke and then make them dance with a regular […]