“The difference between an ordeal and an adventure is attitude.“ On the way to the Oregon coast we went looking for lavender. We had seen one row growing near Ashland a decade or so ago. After some luck, some unlikely twists and turns and a good attitude we found Lavender Fields Forever It looked like the fields we saw in Provence a few years ago. We were allowed to pick lavender and take pictures even though they were closed. Life is Good
It was the height of the short tourist season on the Oregon Coast when we visited. We stayed by the bridge in Newport and we experienced blowing glass. We also ate great food, the best meal was at Beck in Depot Bay. And we had daily walks to various scenic places on the coast including a lighthouse, a ghost forest, a Beaver Creek and the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Below are some pictures and my thoughts on why this trip worked better than many.Read More »Oregon Travel
On our trip to Oregon last month our daughters organized for us to go to a glass blowing studio and have a lesson. I was suspicious. I love glass and thought that it was unlikely that we could create anything that was worthwhile or that we would be allowed to really be involved in the process. I was wrong on both counts. Shown above are three of the four pieces we made. Read More »Glass Blowing
Our daughter organized a weeks vacation for our family in Newport, Oregon. She said it had a view of the bridge.Read More »One Bridge
“Casinos are weapons of cash reduction.” Reproduction of a sign seen in Coastal Oregon. Apparently protesting the construction of a Casino.
Goose Check Station? I have no idea. Do you? Rural Western Oregon
Last week in Oregon we had a nice discussion about when a dead tree becomes a log. Our conclusion (open to revision if more data comes in) is that a reasonably large tree has to be cut down and the branches have to be cut off before it can be called a log. This is a log: Made into a bridge (hey I don’t take that many pictures of logs) This is a dead tree: Hence the name Christmas tree It is similar to… Read More »Logs vs Dead Trees
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. ~Benjamin Franklin Courtesy of Raen Brewery’s Facebook page, the saying not the Beer Matt, Beer Matt is another story send me some beer mat stories and I’ll tell it. Or you can tell it and I’ll post it. We are on the road to Salem to see Rebecca and drink some of the delicious local beers at Raen Brewery and at Santiam where they pour the amazing Sangre di Christo Beer made… Read More »December 20, 2012 Maxim
“If God had intended us to fly. He never would have given us railways.” Michael Flanders Amtrak is the model for the Post Office Evergreen Aviation Museum
“The palest ink is better than the best memory!” Chinese Proverb Life is good! More Sayings Sister Oregon Quilt Show