Once our home

Have you ever revisited a place you once lived?

Bloggers in Southern Oregon

One of my favourite things to do is to visit a fellow blogger in real life.

OYL May 21

Manja had a birthday celebration, which became my first pandemic online party.

Creations in Silverton

Sunday I reveled in the creative spirit of the region.

Oh deer

Please tell me where you will find your joy today.

Lyle Lately

Please accept my report that there is more goodness stockpiled out there in humanity than I imagined.

Shevlin Park and Pilot Butte

If you read my last post, you saw that I drove the 4 1/2 hours down to Bend, Oregon to see an art show and found my childhood home at a museum. I spent one night in Bend and found two quick, easy trails to walk the next morning. First of all I enjoyed Shevlin […]

Breathing smoke for a week

Wildfires are raging across my state of Oregon, as I’m sure you’ve heard in the news. People have died, homes burned to the ground, and thousands of people evacuated. Friends of mine have been ordered to evacuate their homes, and more have just left to try to find clear air to breathe. California is getting […]

The Modoc tribe survives

I am compelled to understand what led to war and planned genocide of a people.

Modocs as they were

The Oregon-California border held lands that were traditionally Modoc country.