Pumpkin regatta

The Giant Pumpkin Regatta began in Tualatin in 2004 and from what you will see in the photos, has become a very big deal.

McMenamins Thanksgiving

This year we decided on a “Staycation,” in other words, a vacation at home.

Whew! We did it. And I pulled it off as Captain.

This post wraps up the stuff I wanted to talk about from Pedro’s work trip to D.C. that I didn’t fit in an earlier post.

My friends instantly changed plans so that they could help me with the UHaul. God bless real friends.

I got to spend some one-on-one time with one of my nephews before Pedro and I drove him back home to Montana.

Sandy came to pick me up and take me to the coast so we could have fun and catch up on each others’ news.

I had a new perspective of the Astoria Column this week: I happened to spot it from the river shore.

There is no way to live a full life and not leave some things behind as you go.

We raced and camped at an important site in Oregon state history.