Your Virtual Italy Vacation continues as Thor and I take a last ramble around the cliff-hugging villages and rugged coastline of Cinque Terre. NOTE: Since European travel is still a no-go with the pandemic continuing, I’m continuing my blog series … Continue reading
Late one evening last winter, a tree fell down behind our house. It was at the edge of the back meadow, and had been ailing, though that had not yet been apparent to us. Weirdly, although that meadow is RIGHT … Continue reading
Your Italy retro Virtual Vacation continues as Thor and I walk the path between Cinque Terre villages and take some beach time. NOTE: Since European travel is still a no-go with the pandemic continuing, I’m continuing my blog series offering … Continue reading
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we hike from Rosario Beach to Deception Pass Bridge in Northwest Washington. This has been another year of Life, Interrupted for all of us, what with the COVID-19 upheavals continuing, and more. At … Continue reading
*(with apologies to Spencer Ellsworth) We knew there would be trade-offs involved when we decided to move from Portland, Oregon, to Orcas Island. We’d be leaving behind so many dear friends. There would be no more walking to Trader Joe’s … Continue reading
Your retro Virtual Italy Vacation continues our hike along the cliffside “Blue Path” to Vernazza, site of disastrous 2011 mudslides. NOTE: Since European travel is still a no-go with the pandemic continuing, I’m continuing my blog series offering a virtual … Continue reading
Your retro Virtual Italy Vacation continues as Thor and I hike the rugged coastal trail between Cinque Terre villages clinging to the cliffs. NOTE: Since European travel is still a no-go with the pandemic continuing to surge, I’m continuing my … Continue reading
(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) From the moment we’re born, we begin learning. When we speak of “education,” we usually mean formalized instruction, but in fact our education begins long before that. Compared to other … Continue reading
(Picture from our little paw paw tree.) It started out promising. The weather was just awful. Hot May. Dry June. Record breaking rain July. Normal August—oh, yeah. Hurricanes. There is black rot on my Concord grapes and even the pears … Continue reading
Your virtual Italy vacation continues as Thor and I take the train from Florence and settle in among the villages clinging to the cliffs of Cinque Terre. NOTE: Since European travel is still a no-go with the pandemic continuing, I’m … Continue reading
