Join Thor and me as we enjoy the annual fair that celebrates early harvest and farming traditions in our “far corner” of the country. I hadn’t been to what we always called “the Lynden Fair” in a few years, so when it rolled around again, I told Thor we needed to go see the baby …
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Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we log another Geezer Adventure on the Chanterelle Trail above Lake Whatcom. This week we were all set to tackle another challenging hike to the glacier near the peak of Mt. Shuksan, and we figured we’d just go as far as we felt able. A friend had …
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we repeat one of our favorite hikes, Chain Lakes in the Mt. Baker Wilderness. A bit too much “life” going on this week. Last week, Thor, Bear dog, and I enjoyed another Geezer Adventure with a moderate hike and fabulous swimming in the mountain lakes below Ptarmigan Ridge, …
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Join Thor, Bear dog, and me for a rerun of one of our favorite hikes to the Goat Mountain overlook and a celebration of wildflowers. Continuing our Geezer Adventures, Thor and I assessed the state of our aging bodies, and in between physical therapy appointments, seized the day for a return to Goat Mountain. We …
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Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we renew acquaintance with a favorite hike in the Mt. Baker National Forest. Thor and I finally decided that we’d had enough with our continual rehab of various body parts, and needed to get back to our nearby mountains. We are now becoming experts at “geezer adventures,” or …
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Since the pandemic has crimped a lot of travel plans, why not escape with Thor and me as we wistfully revisit some of our favorite beaches on fabulous Rhodos? NOTE: Of course, Thor and I had to make another trip to Greece, as he’s fallen as much in love with the islands as I am. …
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Join me for a trip down memory lane as I ponder the influence of places and travel on creativity. Once again, Pandemic brain fog and “life” converged this week, so I’ll revisit an earlier blog post. But my good news is my two-year CLEAR lung scan following the big cancer surgery in August of 2020, …
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Author Interview Alma Alexander Interviewed by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel https://AlmaAlexander.com https://bookviewcafe.com/bookstore/bvc-author/alma-alexander/ https://bookviewcafe.com/book/fractured-fairy-tales/ Alma Alexander has the resume to be a storyteller. She was born on the banks of the blue Danube in a country whose name is but a memory. She left that home at ten and lived in five countries on four continents before …
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we finally get back to the mountains for some early summer hiking. NOTE: This is a bit of a rerun with ironic flavor, as Thor and I were on the mend in early 2020 after various injuries/disabilities. And now we’re returning to one of our favorite trails two …
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(Originally published April 2017) Another trip to South Africa brought me back through Amsterdam. I discovered some common sense somewhere and decided to have a one night layover, and bunked at the Schiphol Hilton, a remarkable Ikea folly of diamond-shaped windows, lights that functioned from the room keycard inserted in a slot by the door, …
Originally published April, 2017 by Jill Zeller It is March, 2017. I am in Mozambique—Maputo, the capital city to be precise—at a fancy hotel on the beach. Beyond this deck the Indian Ocean laps the shore like a contended cat at a bowl of milk. My colleagues have left the building on a tour of …
Originally published on 10/8/2010 by Phyllis Irene Radford Rumor has it that those of us born in Portland, Oregon have webbed feet and learn to walk with a flutter kick. Truth be told we have about the same number of inches of rain per year as New York, Philadelphia, or Boston. However, we have more …
A sneak peek at the start of a new blog series about my adventures buying and building on an abandoned farm in southern Chile. NOTE: As moving has unearthed boxes of old journals and photos/slides, I’ve started to resurrect a half-finished novel based on my time owning a farm in remote Southern Chile. And due …
