I made a valiant attempt this year for a nice holiday, and I think that is commendable considering the circumstances. We had all the making for a wonderful holiday: we were celebrating at home this year, dozens of Christmas cookies were on hand, plans for an intimate family gathering were all laid out. The snow had complicated things though, with who could get to the
Technical Difficulties
There are a few changes to the blog I wanted to mention. First, I managed to setup expandable lists in the Archives tab at the top of the page. If you hover over a month, you should be able to click to expand and see the day of the post and titles of the posts within that month. This should help navigate to some popular
Eugene Envy
I used to live in Eugene, Oregon, back in my college days and it’s a lovely town that will always hold a piece of my heart. Recently I spent the day there visiting some old friends and walking around my old stomping grounds. Here are a few pictures to share, since I am short on words tonight: (The art museum on campus) (Vegetable Marker on
Exhale…
I’ve been pretty quiet about the presidential election on here. Partly because I want to keep it sort of, kind of gardening-related-ish here, but I would say mostly because I have been a huge ball of nerves worrying that Obama wouldn’t win. After being disappointed with the last two elections, I was just too afraid to let myself get excited or hopeful again. This knot
Wise Words
I saw this today over on the Unusually Unusual Farmchick’s blog and wanted to repost it here as well: Thought it was an interesting bit of wisdom about the other places we spend time cultivating. Random, I know… Makes me grateful for those rich friendships I do have, since I know they are hard to come by, and more at peace with the ones we
Falling Back Home
This weekend was wonderful. Not because I got a lot done in the garden, but because I sat around at home and in the neighborhood with my two favorite people: Jay and my nephew Evan. We enjoyed the garden, ate lots of arugula and tomatoes from the garden, but this was a weekend of falling back into the groove of life rather than frantically trying
Fall Preparations
The last two weeks have been filled with travel – some for fun and some for work. I left town as summer was wrapping up and hints of Fall were settling in, but there is no mistaking the season now that I have returned. Portland is filled with brilliant shades of crimson, gold, blazing orange and muted purples. The trees have all turned and the
Autumn in New York
Last night I took the red-eye into New York City. I am here all weekend for work, but I decided to torture myself with a little sleep deprivation so I could have a bit more time to explore the city. This is not my first time to the city, but I think it would take a lifetime to see all things there are to see
Hood River Fruit Loop
After the big birthday karaoke night, we took the whole next day to putz around the farms in Hood River, located in the beautiful Columbia Gorge. The area is well known for the exceptional fruits that come from these local orchards, and we were just in time for the fall color on the leaves and apple/pear season. We like eating at this place called the
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