I can usually find the positive in whatever is going on, no matter what's happening – it's fairly easy for me. But this time, I really had to look harder and dig deeper to find anything that was not disappointing
Spring Flowers
Every year, spring brings such gorgeous flowers with it, especially to the Pacific Northwest where it rains for most of the year. With amazing colors and shapes, all that water from the sky does some beautiful work with the plants,
One Year Later – the Spirit of Louise the Cat is Still Here
It's been just a year since Louise the Cat decided to hitch a ride on Venus as it transited the sun and leave Dinah Dog and me on our own. (I wrote a tribute to my little intrepid traveller back
Wordstock – Portland’s Own Very Cool Book Fair
If you’ve ever been to Portland, Oregon, you know we sometimes do things just a little bit differently here. We have the smallest city park in the world, where two of you can stretch your arms across the entire park
Five Apps That Make My Life on the Road a Little Easier
I love apps. My life on the road is made so much easier by using apps. There are apps for finding campsites, vegan eateries, translating languages, or locating the nearest cheapest gas station or free wifi. And then there’s the
Can You Hear Me Now? Huh? What? I Can’t Hear You!
There I was, sitting in Starbucks, using their free wifi, drinking a cup of their Vanilla Rooibus tea, when I’m suddenly made deaf on one side of my head by the very loud ringing of the cell phone. An older