Diamond in the Basalt

We are thrilled to announce the first annual party of the Spokane Shrinking Violet Society where we will share with you some of the accomplishments of our saucy social co-op over the last year. This is the official blog post for the event, so check back soon for updates and developments! This celebration will feature: [...]

Several Violets have been involved in a local grassroots coalition that is looking to acknowledge community rights in Spokane. In our hyper-individualized culture, the concept of “community rights” is a new one and is understandably not intuitive to people. The importance of discussing rights for communities has come out of the abuse of certain “corporate [...]

Attention all Violets on bikes and all Violets who want to be on bikes: You may remember our friend Beth Mort, the Vice President for Pedals2People, a community bike shop organization that is taking up residence in the space next door to One World Cafe. She wanted us to be aware that P2P will be [...]

When I suggested reading Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” for our book club, I worried that it might be too bleak for already-gray January, and too “manly” for our mostly female group. After finishing the book (mostly in one completely absorbed sitting) my worries were discarded. Though the book *is* predominantly bleak and quite grisly and [...]

It’s hard to believe its been a year since the first Shrinking Violets – Ladies Who Lunch. Since then, many amazing events and activities have been born – Book Club , Wine and Music Night, clothing swaps, arts/craft nights, just to name a few!! This last lunch was a testament to the organic momentum that [...]