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Toronto 2022 – Mama’s House Retreat

Oct 12th, 2022 by

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 media, and some have connected in real life over the years. We never have all connected in real life at the same time, but multiple small gatherings have happened regionally. This was one gathering that happed this summer near Toronto. Karen hosted on her amazing equestrian property. It was a small gathering with Karen, me, Jen, and Amy, but we all agree, it was a very special time with just us, Karen’s family and her menagerie of animals. We had a bit of drama, with me dislocating my finger while horseback riding, and then Jen’s son had a medical emergency that required her leaving early. Still there were a bunch of laughs, a few tears, and some great memories formed.

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Urdaneta

Sep 20th, 2022 by

I had to fly out of Portland early one morning, so David and I decided to drive in the night before and have a date night in Portland, then spend the night at a hotel close to the airport. He would then drive home the next day. We went to this amazing Spanish Tapas restaurant called Urdaneta. Everything was delicious and coupled with a summer evening walk in the Alberta Arts district, it made for a really nice date night.

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S’Mores and Sparring

Sep 20th, 2022 by

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Oregon Wine Country Day Trip with Lola

Sep 20th, 2022 by

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 went to the town of Carlton and had lunch at The Horse Radish. After that, we went to the town of McMinnville and walked around. We weren’t hungry for dinner, but we did stop for iced tea at The Velvet Monkey. We also took some time to Facetime with our mutual friend, Kim! Heading back to Portland, we stopped in Lake Oswego and had dinner at La Provence. I dropped Lola off and headed home. Got home just before midnight. Great, full day!

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Whale Hunt and Oysters

Sep 20th, 2022 by

Alex and I heard that there was a deceased whale washed up on one of the nearby beaches. We decided to track it down. I chose not to post photos here, but it was of a 44 foot juvenile gray whale, and there are photos in this article about it… article. After paying our respects, we went to Fish Peddler-Pacific Seafoods for oysters, and discovered how hot horseradish can be!

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Independence Day 2022

Sep 20th, 2022 by

David and I went to Rockaway Beach and enjoyed the parade. We hoped to watch the ‘Weenie Races’ as well (Dachshunds), but timing was not right. That evening, we all went down to the beach in Manzanita and were pleasantly surprised to see all the individual private fireworks displays. There were just as pretty as the organized ones.

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Oregon Film Museum

Sep 20th, 2022 by

We had fun visiting the Oregon Film Museum, dedicated to honoring the movies created in Oregon. Special credit to ‘The Goonies’, since it was filmed in Astoria. The museum building used to be the county jail. They also had opportunities to film yourselves.

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Dado and Dada Visit

Sep 20th, 2022 by

A few days in Manzanita with us! Moments and memories to share are especially valued as the next chapter in all our lives begin. Fabio and Esperanza recently sold their house and will be traveling Spain for a few months before deciding where to land next.

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A Reunion of the Heart

Sep 19th, 2022 by

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 play their albums and sing in her den, putting on rock concerts to an audience of zero. We would take a break and have popcorn with lemon pepper.

We lost touch over the years but Facebook provided an opportunity to reconnect online. I learned that she lived two hours from where our Oregon property was and had talked about meeting up someday.

The opportunity presented itself in the most magical, serendipitious, way. The band Heart by Heart, (with original Heart members Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier) were playing in Astoria, the town one hour south of her and one hour north of me! I threw it out to her to reunite and see the show together and she took me up on it!

Her husband, Kevin, joined us and we had sushi at Tora Sushi Lounge, then we spent the night singing all the Heart songs we used to know so well! It was a beautiful way to reunite!

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Cousins Visit

Sep 19th, 2022 by

My cousin, Robyn (‘Robbie’), her DH Dan, and daughter ‘E’, rented a place in Cannon Beach for a few days. We got together for a day and explored the area a little. Hug Point. Short Sands. Early dinner at El Trio Loco. I loved catching up and getting good one on one time with them!

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