I turned 49 a few days ago. No, I’m not really 50 something and just using 49 as my sticky-post age. I’m 49. I’m not fazed. Not being fazed is a good thing. I have never been a person who was affected by my age. I turned 16, 21, 25, 30, 40, etc. with noContinue reading “49 For 49”
Category Archives: Out and About
Off the Grid and Back Again
We’ve had a bit of a disappearing act. I was going along nicely, posting something every day as we travelled across the country and them BAM! no posts. Don’t you hate it when someone uses punctuation in the middle of a sentence. Anyway…. We arrived in Oregon a few days ago, picked up our newContinue reading “Off the Grid and Back Again”
Full of Hot Air
Several years ago K and I drove from Portland down to Las Vegas. You can do that drive in a day, a long one, which I’ve done before (Linda, remember the time we drove into that camp ground in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere, looking for a bathroom?), but it’sContinue reading “Full of Hot Air”
Keyser Soze Has Nothing On Us
Wow. And wow again. I think I may have started more than one blog entry with that word and here I am using it once again. Oh well, I’m getting older and that means repeating myself repeatedly. I’m OK with that. I digress… Wow. It’s been a whirlwind of activity and adventure since we leftContinue reading “Keyser Soze Has Nothing On Us”
Pronunciamento
I love words and this is a great one. Pronunciamento. Meaning… pro·nun·ci·a·men·to [pruh-nuhn-see-uh-men-toh, -shee-uh-] noun, plural pro·nun·ci·a·men·tos. a proclamation; manifesto; edict. I came across this one today as I was looking around the dictionary. Or more precisely, in this new age, dictionary.com. It’s a wonderful word found in a wonderful place. Dictionaries are exciting, toContinue reading “Pronunciamento”
Candlestick Lane
We went out a couple of nights ago in search of Candlestick Lane in Urbana. A friend, thanks Ann!, told us about it. We were trying to conjure up some Christmas spirit. Ann had an idea where it was in past years so we went out.. pups in the car, homemade hot chocolate in ourContinue reading “Candlestick Lane”
A Day in Chicago
Karen and I decided the other day that she would take a day off during the week and we would go somewhere. Our original plan was to head to Indianapolis for a couple of days, spend the night, that sort of thing. The dilemma… the pups. We wanted to take them, and could have, butContinue reading “A Day in Chicago”
What a Weekend… I’m Exhausted!
We had such a fantastic weekend. So great that I’m tired today. OK, maybe to be more accurate I should say that I’m partially tired from having to get up in the middle of the night to the let the dogs out. For some reason, and this is a rare event, they both had toContinue reading “What a Weekend… I’m Exhausted!”
Color Fast
We went for little walk today. We needed to get the pups out and about, moving their little feet, so we took them over to Mahomet. It’s a little burg 10 minutesWest of here with a couple of great places to walk. One, the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Gardens and the Lake of the Woods, andContinue reading “Color Fast”
Patina Me
Karen, the pups, and I took a walk a couple of days ago at our favorite local park, Meadowbrook. As we walked the path, looked at the natural prairie that’s been restored, and enjoyed the many sculptures and natural beauty along the way we had an epiphany…. this is big stuff people, so listen up.Continue reading “Patina Me”
Hunting For The Amish, And Other Tall Tales
Last weekend Karen and I had ourselves a little adventure. It started with a drive and a visit to Arcola, Illinois. A little burg that’s South of Urbana on Hwy 57. They have an annual festival called the Arcola Corn Broom Festival where you can get loads of things from booths, vendor food of allContinue reading “Hunting For The Amish, And Other Tall Tales”
17 Days in Urbana… and Counting
Life in the Midwest is pretty much everything we expected it to be… yet… more. And less. So philosphical. Karen and I were making a list the other day of some of those differences and I thought, given the fact that I’m sitting here in the office while Karen works and it’s getting hot hotContinue reading “17 Days in Urbana… and Counting”
Massages, Food, Movies, and More… Anniversary Weekend 2011
It was a lovely lovely weekend, this year’s anniversary weekend was. Sounds a little Dr. Seuss there, but what can I say… it was. We started the fun on Friday with our usual Fun Friday adventure. This particular Friday we decided on miniature golf and burgers at Steakburger and Golf-O-Rama in Vancouver. I’d never beenContinue reading “Massages, Food, Movies, and More… Anniversary Weekend 2011”
Fun Fridays
It’s Friday so you know what that means… another Friday afternoon out exploring something or somewhere new. This Friday we started by doing some errands. Nothing much new about that. Bully sticks for the pups, and a new low beam bulb for the Volvo. Oh, I guess I should say coffee and chai first… thenContinue reading “Fun Fridays”
One of My Favorite Local Portland Bands
I was just perusing some stuff and came across this great review of Sneakin’ Out, a local Portland band that happens to be one of my favorite local bands… I would probably put Pink Martini first and these guys second. This clip is great because you get to hear some of their music, which isContinue reading “One of My Favorite Local Portland Bands”
Get Motivated… Or Not
Yesterday I attended the Get Motivated gathering at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR. The Pros… Some great speakers that I actually enjoyed… Terry Bradshaw, Colin Powell, Bill Cosby, Rudy Giuliani (he was a tad boring, but it was cool to see him speak) and yes… Laura Bush. Also attended with some great friends… Kate,Continue reading “Get Motivated… Or Not”
Friday Adventures Part Drei
Our third outing in the Friday Adventure series finds us first getting coffee, then going to the bank, then getting a parking ticket while in said bank (we tried to pay, but couldn’t). We saw the guy putting it on the windshield when we came out and Karen tried to chat with him about it,Continue reading “Friday Adventures Part Drei”
Another Episode of Friday Adventures
Here we are folks, another edition of the Kam (our celebrity combo name given to us by our good friend Sandy) Friday adventures. Today finds our adventurers enjoying a tasty lunch of soup, lettuce wraps, and spare ribs at PF Changs. Yum. If you haven’t been to PF Changs or had their lettuce wraps youContinue reading “Another Episode of Friday Adventures”
And Again I Say… Where Is Sandy?
Where Is Sandy?, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Friday Adventures
Karen and I decided last week we would go out and about every Friday afternoon that she could manage it (she has to work on her blackberry while we are out) to explore a new place or restaurant or thing. Mostly that will be in Portland, but we aren’t limiting ourselves. Last week this newContinue reading “Friday Adventures”
Two Weeks In England
Since I’ve been super remiss about posting here on the blog about our adventures in England, I thought I’d do a bit o’ recap of the highlights from the last couple of weeks…. Arrived, fussed over the little boy, dealt with the whole shot thing by ending up going to Manchester by train to meetContinue reading “Two Weeks In England”
Life From The Backseat
I’m in the backseat of Kev’s car heading back up north to Portland and then home. We just had brunch with Mom and Don at Word of Mouth in Salem (Karen and I split creme brûlée french toast and homemade hash. Yummy!) It’s glorious out. One of those fantastic late fall days where the airContinue reading “Life From The Backseat”
Out Running Some Errands
Out and about with my honey running errands. Nice to be with her and be out. I’m a tad tired today, thinking the transfusion blood has worn off a bit. Tomorrow’s blood test will tell the tale. For now… It’s sunny, I’m with Karen, and we are driving around. It’s good.
Mom and Don’s
Here I am blogging from Mom’s place. She and I made the drive down earlier today, stopping at Starbucks on the way. Tea latte and a donut. Yum. We got down here and wandered around outside a little and then sat outside for awhile. Mom then went and picked some fresh tomatoes and we hadContinue reading “Mom and Don’s”
Astoria and Back
Sunday and a trip to the beach. My honey decided that getting out of the house would be good for this girl, rightly so, and we headed to Astoria this morning. She packed a picnic lunch, loaded up the pups, and off we all went down Hwy 30. It was a great day for aContinue reading “Astoria and Back”
