"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FRIENDS on Oct 17th, 2022
Summer 2022 was nearing to and end. The boys had to head back to school. David took the boys home, and I stayed over one more weekend to get some time in with girlfriends. Some of my Cali friends flew in to Portland and we walked the beach, did Short Sands beach/hike, boardwalk walk to […]
Posted in FRIENDS on Oct 17th, 2022
My new friend, Cami, leads a women’s adventure group in Tillamook. Once a month, she organizes some type of outing…a hike, a walk, a kayak, etc. I have been kayaking with her twice and really enjoy it. It’s a real treat and I’m grateful for the time in nature and on the water.
Posted in FRIENDS on Oct 17th, 2022
On my last day, I had a few hours in the morning before I had to get to the airport. Kathleen wanted to take me to see the McMichael Canadian Collection of Art. This is a beautiful gallery and grounds that have a large exhibit featuring the masterpieces of artists known as the Group of […]
Posted in FRIENDS on Oct 13th, 2022
I spent a few nights as Kathleen’s house and she took me around Picton. We did some cider tasting and I got to eat my first butter tart. Yum! We took a little (and free!) ferry across a part of the lake and drove to Kingston one night, to dance Irish reels outdoors under a […]
Posted in FRIENDS on Oct 13th, 2022
Kathleen had to work so I took the subway and walked to Casa Loma. It was a terrific property and grounds to walk through. After that, I took the subway and walked to St. Lawrence Market. I had lunch here, then took the subway back and rested at the room I had rented in the […]
Posted in FRIENDS on Oct 13th, 2022
After my weekend with my MH friends, I met up with my Irish language friend Kathleen. We had yet to meet in person, but have spent many hours on Zoom, practicing Irish together. We drove to her friend, Jackie’s, house and then set out to explore Toronto. We walked the waterfront, then a neighborhood called […]
Posted in FRIENDS on Oct 12th, 2022
I have belonged to an online mom’s group since I was pregnant with Alex. What began as a huge online public bulletin board that crossed the world, with women due to have a child January 2003, has morphed into a precious group of 61 women on a secret Facebook page. We connect regularly via social […]
Posted in FRIENDS on Sep 20th, 2022
It was a super long day but we packed it in! Id rove from Manzanita to Portland and picked up Lola. We drove out to Dayton and toured the Durant Olive Mill. We walked their grounds and had an olive oil tasting, then walked a trail that went around their whole property. After that, we […]
Posted in FRIENDS on Sep 19th, 2022
This is the story of two friends. Upper Elementary/Lower Jr. High best friends to be exact. Kim and I spent after school together pretty much every day at her house. So many memories revolve around us pretending we were Ann and Nancy Wilson from the band, Heart. (She was Ann, I was Nancy). We would […]
Posted in FRIENDS on Sep 17th, 2022
A dream come true. Michelle and I have been planning this trip since we were little girls. We originally planned to go on a cruise to celebrate our 50th birthday and 50 years of friendship. But as that time approached, we decided to go to Ireland instead. A few issues with cancer and the covid […]