Category: upper left-hand corner
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Dad sent me four pre-paid B&W photo development envelopes from A&I for Christmas this year, very thoughtful. I have a dozen rolls of film in my kitchen junk drawer–rolls I have transported from home to home and state to state (and even abroad!) for years and years. They languished next to twist ties, duct tape…
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It was still night, and it was still snowing. One change of clothes in a backpack, a layer of tights under my jeans, I made my way through a foot and a half of snow (sandwiched between two layers of ice) down the hills to the train station at 5 in the morning. I'll be…
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I think God is sending me a preview.
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It started last Sunday (my birthday!) and was a welcome winter break—even the rumor of snow and ice here is enough to bring Portland to a stand still. I had the day off, and enjoyed watching the pretty white flakes fall, as I finished making my own snowflake ornaments for the holiday. By Tuesday, I…
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Ruby's favorite things to do in the new fallen snow.
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We were blessed with an amazingly beautiful October here–dry, warm and sunny! That's all over now, as switching back to Standard Time means darkness before 5, and the last few days have been rainy and gloomy. When winter begins in the Pacific Northwest, it's as if a big curtain is drawn across the sky–swoosh, that's…
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I've given in, I've succombed to the hippy-dippy, sandal-wearing life-style such as it is out here on the Granola Coast. After two weeks of agony, my boss finally convinced me to see his Chiropractor. The magic words were "It's covered on our health plan". Ok, for free, I'll try anything. To be able to move…
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Ruby and I spent our weekend in coastal Wheeler, then driving up and down the ocean-view 101, something we both love. Though it leaves only her panting and breathless.
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I left work at 2:30 yesterday, having arrived at 7:30 to meet the tile-layers, the demolition crew, the painters and the electricians. It was my day off. Our store is under major construction–more than doubling our size by adding 6k sq. ft in a newly excavated lower level over the past three months, and now…
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I love the Oregon Coast. Driving the 101, the vistas, the moody weather, the rock formations looming out of the ocean, the cliffs and bluffs, the small towns and inlets…it reminds me of Door County on steroids. I spend as many 'weekends' as possible out there–my 'weekends' usually falling on weekdays when the majority of…
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