More in my series on life on Mt. Hood. Unlike a lot of people who never explore their own neighborhood, but rush to experience “tourist attractions” elsewhere, my dear husband and I have made a vocation of learning all sides … Continue reading
Category Archives: Travel
No, this blog is not about Star Wars. This blog is about my recent (as in I just got home Friday) trip to Germany with my husband as Guests of Honor at FilkContinental. FilkContinental is THE European filk music convention. … Continue reading
“I’m renting a house in Joseph, Oregon, in the Wallowa Mountains, for the month of October,” a friend of mine said last summer. “I’m going to go there and work in my novel, and ask some other writers if they’d … Continue reading
I’m on vacation in far West Texas this week. I’ve rented a studio apartment in Marfa, a small town that has attracted a lot of big time artists. So it’s an interesting mix of cultures. The old west of my … Continue reading
I’m anything but a Fillmore expert, so forgive me if I get some details wrong. Ever since I was teaching in Moorpark and hiking around the Sespe, I had an interest in a small town in eastern Ventura county called Fillmore. … Continue reading
Earlier this month I spent some time visiting my daughter in Heidelberg. May is a great time to visit Germany. Everything is in bloom, it’s spargel (asparagus) season, and it’s often warm and sunny. May is also the most popular … Continue reading
The Columbia River Gorge My husband and I have always considered the Columbia River Gorge from The Dalles, Oregon through Hood River, around Cascade Locks, and past numerous majestic waterfalls, as part of our back yard, even if we live … Continue reading
Posting from the Potlatch hotel and the world’s crankiest wireless connection. Mt. Shasta deserves a better picture than this.* Rain and mist settled on a bank beside the highway and the sun came out just enough to create a rainbow … Continue reading
SARAH’S FLORENCE TRAVEL DIARY, DAY 1 It is 3:50 pm and I am sitting at Gate 28 in the McNamera terminal of Detroit Metro. So far, everything has gone very smoothly. We dropped Alexander off at the Piziks’s. He is … Continue reading
THE MAD WHIRL It is later. Much later, as a matter o fact. I’m on the flight home, and so far so good. I did successfully make the change for the Bath train, but it was not without some panic … Continue reading