Celebration

This amazing theme park was opened on July 17, 1955.

Distraction with a capital D

My life is brilliant and magical.

Japanese garden in the sun

Students from different countries and internationally-themed gardens were a nice mix on a summer weekend.

Rainy Rhododendrons

I had a whole day in front of me. Why not see some flowers in the rain?

Theoretically, a new place to live

“Hey Crystal, what’s the news on the house?”

Arting up Alberta Street

The character, the activism, and the arts from the complicated and heroic history shine through on Alberta Street today.

An excuse to draw

In this scholarship, students make cards for wildlife rangers who are involved with protecting endangered species.

If your home is full of strangers, go to the zoo

My landlady wants us out of the house so she can sell it. We actually had this conversation a year ago, but I begged her to let us stay another year so Tara could graduate from high school first. Graduation is in one month and that means no more stalling: we have to go. The […]

What to like about The Butchart Gardens in March

The Butchart Gardens in March offer a mood of dark quiet, wisps of foggy intrigue, and solitude.

Larch Mountain Hike

I managed to get out with my hiking group again on Sunday. Saturdays are sooo busy (this one was my Mt. Hood Cherokees meeting), and the option for Sunday hikes is appreciated. My hike the previous weekend to Poo Poo Point gave me a chance to prepare my body a little, because this hike was 6.8 miles to […]