Rose City Roller Derby

I’ve been wanting to see some Roller Derby since I moved here.

My job looks different from here

To my delight, the positive changes yesterday were more than I had anticipated.

Blogging Communities

I received my very first blogger award nomination last week, from appletonavenue. It’s the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award.

Finished products

Here are the completed fired pieces I talked about in my last post.

Bonding over pottery

There’s a great little shop within walking distance of the house, called Pottery Fun, that’s silly and simple and easy, and yes, fun.

Don’t Sleep

From now on, when I see a new one, I’ll be grateful for the reminder to engage with my life while I am living it.

A moment for memory

Memories are wonderful to me. That’s why I’ve kept a journal since I was 7 years old.

Did Christians make me a nice Atheist?

We always find support for our own beliefs if we look around. Our neighbors are either friendly or they are not, depending on what point we would like to make.

Columbus Day backpacking – Is that a bag of poo?

Arno hung a thermometer in the tent and when we checked it in the morning, it read 30 degrees. Below freezing inside the tent.

Columbus Day backpacking – Can I burn the map now?

We were the first people to leave the packed down PCT since the snow had fallen. It was about two feet deep at the point where we left the trail. Arno suggests 1 1/2 feet deep. Either way, it’s a lot to break trail through.