*** Warning! Cat pictures ahead! *** Recently, OG the Cat went on his first road trip from San Diego, CA to Portland, OR. He’s not a regular traveler but he took to it like he’d been doing it forever. Our
Champoeg – an Oregon Gem
Just south of Portland, Oregon, is a place where you can walk and bike on multi-use scenic trails along the Willamette River, visit the Pioneer Garden next to the Visitor Center, camp out in your tent or RV for a
A Pictorial Look Back at the Year of the Water Dragon
The Chinese Year of the Water Dragon comes around once every 60 years and I was born smack dab in the middle of the last one. I hope you enjoy this pictorial look back on the past twelve months of
Beach Break
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
A’Quilting We Will Go! Wait. Was That a Winged Dragon We Just Passed?
I love to sew. I love everything about sewing – the fabrics, the threads, the little tools like the seam ripper and seam gauge, the machine and all its stitches, the ironing, the scissors. I’ve been sewing stuff together since
Life’s a Beach!
I love the beach. I love everything about the beach. I love the sand, the salt water, the waves, the sun, the shells, the sand crabs, the rocks, the crash of the water as it hits the shore – I