What’s Up?
Meet You in the Morning is back! We have been on hiatus. So, what’s up? Plenty! Let’s catch up. My last day of work travel-guiding in the “2016 Tourist Season” was November […]
Expense Report: 6 Months Stateside
Being home, in one place these past 6 months has been like a vacation! Knowing our way around for banking, shopping, eating – and knowing the language and currency. Getting […]
“A Sight So Nobly Grand”
“A sight so nobly grand” are the words of Joel Palmer. Joel Palmer was unusual among the pioneers in that he came out to Oregon Country to see if it […]
The Oregon Coast
My mother came for a visit and the two of us spent 3 lazy days visiting the coast. We went to Lincoln City, just a 2-hour drive from my Milwaukie […]
Dahlia Daze
Although overcast and threatening rain, one August afternoon my daughter and I visited Swan Island Dahlia Farm in Canby, Oregon – just a short drive south of Portland. Celebrating their […]
King of the Roads
The historic Columbia River Gorge Highway has been called the King of the Roads. Construction on the Pacific Northwest’s “first modern road” and the “nation’s first scenic highway” started in 1913. The […]
Coddiwompling
Since being back in Oregon 107 days, I’ve comfortably furnished an apartment, researched and studied for work taking tour groups around the City of Portland, the Columbia River Gorge, and […]
