Dragonfly Journal

11 Picnic spots for 'eat outside day' in prescott, az

8/26/2019

This week we are thinking about and celebrating local places, local-ness, dogs, and picnics. Let me explain!

Today is Dog Appreciation Day, which is just tremendous for so many reasons. Dogs are all about living in the moment, and being entirely content exactly where they are in body, mind, and spirit.

And since Saturday is National Eat Outside Day, I think we should all spend the day outside with our pooches enjoying a picnic. There's nothing that sounds bad about that, right? Consider that aside from some well-earned downtime, there are health benefits too!!

Picnic baskets are fun, but not a requirement

Here at The Whiskey Porch we treasure a smaller & simpler lifestyle which allows us to spend more time doing what's more important to us than working to pay the mortgage or cleaning the big house. And dogs and picnics are just about the most splendid way to spend a little downtime.

So in the spirit of having your sumptuous picnic with your pup somewhere in the pines of Prescott, I wanted to share a list of lovely local spots for you to checkout and explore. Be sure to check first if the location you have in mind allows dogs, or requires them to be on leash.

Lets get to it!

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Books and publications we love

8/20/2019

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One of our goals here at The Whiskey Porch is to provide well curated, high-quality resources to help you on your journey to creating a smaller & simpler life in your Nordic bungalow.

This is my first collection in which I'm going to share some of my all-time favorites, and my focus will be books and publications here.

None of these resources represent exactly my take on a small bungalow lifestyle or design, but they reflect the basics and core inspiration to get us there.

In fact, some of these listings feature some particularly spectacular, huge, over-the-top homes. Not what I would call a smaller & simpler lifestyle, but never-the-less it's a wonderful idea generator.

Let's get started:

publications for inspiration

American Bungalow Magazine
www.americanbungalow.com

This is an extremely high quality periodical with a subscription offering (4 publications/year) and the opportunity to purchase back issues individually.

It's a great source for learning about the ins and outs of this architectural style and it's history. The articles are all very well written, and in-depth. The photography is spectacular

and the featured properties are truly inspiring.

It is definitely oriented around the purest concept of the original bungalows, but sometimes features newer builds or remodels with a more modern aesthetic twist.

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News from the porch

8/16/2019

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Today we shared our August News & Updates with our mailing list and I wanted to make it available here too for those of you who aren't yet members. Here's a preview of what's included:

Today is National Joke Day
Local Event Highlights
So What is a "Nordic Bungalow"?
Celebrating Local Breweries (and such)
Juniper Hill Cottage - We Accidentally Bought a Bungalow, and more
Bungalow Inspiration
Featured Prescott Front Porch
Contractor Drama - Finding a general contractor in the wild west
Resources - New & Noteworthy books, blogs, and publications

Check out the August Newsletter for all the deets!

Open Newsletter

And don't forget to signup for the mailing list. This is the best way to find out what's new and fresh around here!

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Cheers & contentment,
~Miriam

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