I love the beach. Everything about it makes my heart sing – the sand, the sun, the clouds, the crabs, the shells, the kelp, the waves, the driftwood. So given an opportunity to hang out for a few hours in
Travel Confessions: Could I Be an Alien on an Extended Vacation?
I’ve never felt like I belonged here on Planet Earth. As a kid, I often thought a gang of aliens had dropped me here from Outer Space and now they were sitting out there somewhere laughing their asses off, watching
Stranded? Or not…. What to Do Without a Car for a Week
I recently took my car in for a tune-up. Easy-peasy, right? Well, maybe not so much. This vehicle of mine has 218, 732 miles on it, with a “new” rebuilt motor about 70,000 miles ago. What that means is the
Thinking About Next Year’s Camping Trip? Have We Got Ideas for You!!
“Creativity on the road” takes on a whole new meaning with some of these rigs. Which one inspires you to go hang out in nature? Fancy a vintage trailer? How about one of these little beauties? Or what about a
Portland is A-mazing :)
I’m sure there are other corn mazes and straw mazes around the country, indeed, around the world, but I’m here to tell you that Portland has an amazing corn maze culture that I don’t remember being here a few years
Peanut-y Sweet Potato Soup
I’ve been promising and promising to start posting the recipes for the food I cook and so far, I haven’t kept my promises. So beginning with this soup recipe, I’ll be posting the recipes, along with a pic or two
Li’l Homey Goes Camping at Silver Falls
Ah, yes, I said to myself. I need to go camping. As in, I need to go real life camping in a real life campground. Not as in “I need to go pitch a tent somewhere.” As in, I need