I just realized I never published this post. I’m going to, even after the fact. More a record for us than a post for the masses, but fun stuff either way. Facts From Trip 2016 Movies watched in trailer: Suspect, Clear and Present Danger, Reservoir Dogs, Paycheck, Fifth Element, Red Planet Woodchucks in Miller RiverviewContinue reading “Oregon 2016”
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Oregon My Oregon
We’ve taken our usual sojourn some 2300 miles from Illinois to Oregon this summer. We do this every year, as you probably know if you’ve been following the blog for some time. This year our schedule has let us be more relaxed, more able to just enjoy hanging out at the farm and spending timeContinue reading “Oregon My Oregon”
A Trip to Oregon… and Back Again
Our 2014 trip to Oregon, we’ve now done it for three summers running, was a big one. Gone nearly two full months, we left in the Jeep and returned with the Jeep and an R-pod trailer. There were many highlights from our two months away, these are just some of them. Adventures listed, of course,Continue reading “A Trip to Oregon… and Back Again”
The Way to Oregon – 2014 Edition
And they’re off….. Woo Hoo! Seems as though we’ve planned for this a long time. The minute we decided to buy the trailer and put the down-payment on it we started planning. That was a few months ago. And now, here we are. Time always always goes so much faster than you think it will.Continue reading “The Way to Oregon – 2014 Edition”
Jumping In
Some of you may have noticed a decreased number of posts in the last couple of weeks. Or, to be clear, basically no posts in the last couple of weeks. I finally remedied that today, with a 10 Word Review, but otherwise… nada, zip, zilch, zero. I love Z words. I have a great explanationContinue reading “Jumping In”
Jelly
No Place Like Home
No matter where I move, how far away I get, there will never be any place more beautiful. There will never be anyplace like home…. Thanks G for posting this on Facebook. I watched, and I have to admit I sniffled just a little. I adore Portland.
Missing People Just Plain Sucks
Missing people just plain sucks. I’m sad. I just finished watching a video about the School of Piano Technology in Vancouver, Washington. And no, pianos themselves don’t make me sad, just in case you were wondering. What just made me sad was missing my dad. My relationship with my dad was… complicated. My parents divorcedContinue reading “Missing People Just Plain Sucks”
One Month – 6475 Miles
We’ve been home now for a few days. Getting home after being away for a month is a process. Check the house, clean up the yard, re-set your air and take the long hose off the de-humidifier in the basement, spend significant time with the kids and the grand boys, do laundry, and settle backContinue reading “One Month – 6475 Miles”
Oregon Odyssey – Day Seven & Eight
Ah road trips, how I love them. The sights, the experience, the music played along the way. They are glorious things. When I was a kid our family did road trips all the time. It was sort of our thing. We mostly stayed in Oregon for these, though we did venture out to Arizona once,Continue reading “Oregon Odyssey – Day Seven & Eight”
Oregon Odyssey – Day Five
Today’s word… drive. Drive and then drive and continue to drive for hours. It was tiring, but it was also gorgeous. Colorado and southern Utah are so beautiful. If you haven’t experienced this part of the country, you should. Seriously. Plan your trip immediately. It will be worth it. Besides the beautiful landscape there wereContinue reading “Oregon Odyssey – Day Five”
This Is How a Day Goes
Alarm. Uhg. We don’t like the alarm, but really, who does. It actually doesn’t even matter when it’s set for. It could be 5:30 AM or 10:00 in the morning. It’s the idea of having to get up. Being told to so to speak. If we don’t set the alarm, but wake up at 6:30Continue reading “This Is How a Day Goes”
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”
Oregon My Oregon
We have been here, the Northwest I mean, for 12 days. I really didn’t realize how much I love it. When a person grows up in a place and spends their whole life in that place, I think they don’t really realize how much they love it. If they do love it that is. I’veContinue reading “Oregon My Oregon”
Day Six… And Home
The drive on day six was awesome. We went to Caffe Mela in Wenatchee before we started, as usual going to a local coffee place we’d found, and fueled up before heading to Leavenworth. It’s a quick drive over to Leavenworth from Wenatchee and we were there in 30 minutes or so. Not bad. TheContinue reading “Day Six… And Home”
Sunrise
Perched
I took this one at Davis Lake, Oregon. Central Oregon is a fantastic place. There’s an endless variety of places/things to shoot. Not long after this shot was taken a bald eagle flew over head, landed, and started fishing. I wasn’t quick enough to get a great shot. Sometimes it’s better to live in theContinue reading “Perched”
Home
Hello Sebastian!
Dear Sebastian, This is the first post in your new blog. You probably don’t know you have a blog now, but some day, when you’re older, you’ll know. Right now blog is probably just a funny word you don’t understand. That’s OK. Your Grandmas decided you needed your own space. Or, I guess more accurately,Continue reading “Hello Sebastian!”
Whirlwind
Wow… I’m tired. We arrived back home at 11:00 PM last night after spending much of the last five days back in Oregon. What a time we had… I’m sitting here looking back on it all and I’m overwhelmed with a feeling of love, laughter, and community. We have a big life there. So manyContinue reading “Whirlwind”
Better Late Than Not At All
What follows are some shots, mostly taken by Karen, during our road trip east. It was a tiring four days, but we got er done… as they say. We were so lucky to have Mom and Sandy along to help out. They were amazing and true champs! People say this all the time, but inContinue reading “Better Late Than Not At All”
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”
Conspicuously Absent
Hello out there in Think Tank Land…. Been a LONG time since I posted anything. What can I say… it’s been crazy. You will know and understand how crazy when I say I haven’t taken one photo since I’ve been here. Not one. Yes, I snapped a couple with my phone, but otherwise… nada. We’veContinue reading “Conspicuously Absent”
Driving
Driving, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Power
Power, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
