girl at large

I like to write about life when you have a job, some kids, a fixer upper and a fatal disease.

Category: excursions

  • Mom's in Greece!

  • Check out Mom's new blog!

  • Tom adjusts to the new location of 'his spot'. Ruby stands guard. Before After Tom's new place is great, big and light and roomy. All the family pitched in to send him furnishings–from Grandpa's prints to Mom's rug to John and Molly's redo of the chairs to Aunt Peg's couch, table and bed. He worked…

  • There's nothing quite like hitting the open road with your dog–sun in your face, wind in your hair… steering wheel gripped with your knees as you struggle at 65 curvy miles per hour to open a jar of peanut butter so your dog can lick it off your fingers when climbing through the pass at…

  • Favorite government-issue exit sign, near Stockton: "Rough and Ready Island"

  • I'm heading back to Oregon later today…been in sunny, smoggy Los Angeles for a long weekend with brother Tom. Managed to fit in a few factory and showroom visits too, so it's a working, write-off weekend. But it's been relaxing as well. Lunch with friends and their new gorgeous baby girl Violet (can a baby…

  • Last week, I went to Las Vegas at the last minute to attend two days of the World Market Home Furnishings Trade Show. I went to Vegas, with my boss, to work. Contain your excitement on my behalf. We stayed at the Luxor, said to be visible from space. The Great Wall, the Amazon and…

  • Look Ruby,….sunshine!

  • Went down to Ashland and over to Crater Lake during my "weekend"; crazy gorgeous.