Maryland doors

I think there is room for Thanksgiving Day to be a good holiday.

Shakespeare in southern Oregon

I enjoyed my time at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival so much last year that when I received an email this Spring offering discount early bird tickets, I pounced and bought five. It took me all summer to arrange a visit south, but I finally devised a quick trip with the assistance of a fellow blogger. […]

Rhode Island is small with big attractions

One very silly idea I’ve had about visiting Rhode Island is that I wanted to drive from one state border to the other, and time the trip, to see what it felt like to drive all the way across the state in one shot. I had asked Will if it could be done in less […]

Wintry Providence

Like those early settlers here, I didn’t let a nasty winter day get me down.

Tourists in southern Oregon

Jack London’s Room is complete with Jack London’s chamber pot.

Ashland Shakespeare

Margaret and I met up for a vacation a little closer to home than our two most recent trips to Chile and to Myanmar. This time, we went to southern Oregon! She drove north 5 1/2 hours from Santa Rosa and I drove south 5 1/2 hours from Rainier. We met at a hotel in […]

Indians in the Gorge

The people that choose outlet malls over this are insane. Truly. Off their rockers.

More to Indians than Casinos

I agree that it’s worth a visit.

CCO Leadership Workshops

I am sad that I wasn’t raised with this teaching, but I am so grateful to belong to this Nation.

Oklahoma Vacation

I am hoping to improve my perception of Oklahoma before I go.