I never did scan in the holiday decor article I did for Ultimate Northwest; on reflection, it was a last-minute assignment that was pretty far out of my area of expertise and not my favorite article that I’ve ever written. It’s pretty good for being an automotive writer tackling ways to make your home sparkle, [...]

In the December 9 issue of Ultimate Northwest, I wrote articles on holiday decor (”Breaking out of the tinsel trap,” p. 30), toy collecting (”Kidd stuff,” p. 35), home and garden gifts (p. 72), automotive gifts (p. 80), and the return of Alfa Romeo to the U.S. market in 2009 (”Alfa’s alpha car,” p. 107).
Now [...]