Gig Harbor music scene
I was a quiet, wide-eyed witness to musicians simply reveling in the joy of making music.
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Swamp Gators and Antebellum Cane Plantation
We were most excited about the alligators.
Read More Swamp Gators and Antebellum Cane PlantationPalace and Hill in Mandalay
What a day! Bagan in the morning; Mandalay in the evening.
Read More Palace and Hill in MandalayShwedagon Pagoda & Chinatown
We walked a good portion of Yangon today, but the highlights were the Shwedagon Pagoda complex and the street vendors in Chinatown. This morning after a lovely breakfast at Ten Mile Hotel, we took a cab into the city from the area around the airport. It was a long drive and I was grateful that […]
Read More Shwedagon Pagoda & ChinatownExtended Birthday
I celebrated for five days in a row this year. I think I deserve it. 😉 My birthday was Tuesday, but I took a few days off work and began the reveling on the Saturday before. First up was an overdue visit to my friend Vladimir in St. Johns, a neighborhood of Portland. We went […]
Read More Extended BirthdaySeaQuest Inn Bed & Breakfast
I’d like to take the time to talk about our Christmas lodging before I continue on the journey. If you are interested, click here for Day one and here for Day two. Arno found the SeaQuest Inn Bed & Breakfast online for us, and reserved three nights. The closest town is Yachats, seven miles to […]
Read More SeaQuest Inn Bed & BreakfastDieting With Braces
The basis of the dieting plan: too lazy to clean your teeth? Don’t eat!
Read More Dieting With BracesTara in Iwakuni and Sanzoku (Chicken Shack)
On Sunday my T was still dealing with jet lag and reluctant to get out into the heat again. We made easy plans to go shopping in downtown Iwakuni and then to watch movies (Best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus) and have some mother-daughter bonding time. Again, we enjoyed finding grocery stores to wander through, […]
Read More Tara in Iwakuni and Sanzoku (Chicken Shack)Visiting the Treasure Valley
Tara’s Spring Break was last week, so I took the week off work, and we made plans for a road trip. Arno suggested going to Moab, Utah, since that is what he and the boys have done multiple times in the past. T and I were game. We went in separate vehicles, since I could […]
Read More Visiting the Treasure ValleyLove my Peets
There was no reason to sacrifice fine dining just because one was living in a tent at 6000 feet.
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