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Christmas Week Fragments
Let’s see… it’s Friday… so that means I can post a bunch of random disconnected twaddle and call it a blog post, because that’s what Friday Fragments is all about, right? So… here we go… You’ll be happy to know that Bernadine and Beauregard Bearsaltandpepper now have company in the Downstairs Northwoods Bathroom. The new inhabitants aren’t directly descended from…
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Goldtown Adventures – review
Fellow homeschool-mom Susan K. Marlow’s new book series for kids, Goldtown Adventures, has launched! Badge of Honor is an exciting historical novel for kids. It takes place in the waning days of the California gold rush, as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old Jem. There is still gold to be found (small amounts, anyway) if one is willing to work…
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Sea, Sand, and Sky
We stayed at Turtle Rock RV Park. We practically had the beach to ourselves. Becky turning cartwheels on the soft sand. “Log Henge” constructed by our kids. Rainbow — Monday morning. Sunset — Tuesday evening. Sunset — Wednesday evening. Sunset — Thursday evening.
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Wiener Roast on the Beach
Something we’ve always wanted to do is build a campfire on the beach. The weather was really nice in the middle of the week, so I suggested we take an armful of firewood down to the beach one evening to have a wiener roast and watch the sunset. The wind was pretty brisk, so the kids dug a hole in…
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Let’s Go Fly a Kite
The weather has cleared off here on the coast. We are privileged to enjoy clear blue skies and sunshine yesterday and today… and for the rest of our time here, if the weather predictions are accurate. Yesterday we bought a kite to take to the beach. The wind was perfect. No trees around to get tangled in. As long as…
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Redwood Forests
It’s rainy and damp today here on the coast. It’s supposed to clear off tomorrow, I think. Rather than spending the day cooped up in the trailer, we decided to drive south about 50 miles to see the redwoods of northern California. As always, the trees are majestic and beautiful. I loved driving through the misty forests in the off-season.…
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Multnomah Falls
In the summer when we came to Oregon we weren’t able to stop at Multnomah Falls because the parking lot was full. That was disappointing, but probably just as well, because no doubt the observation deck and trail was as crowded as the parking lot. Yesterday when we stopped we practically had the whole place to ourselves. It was a…
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Fall Vacation
We had several business trips back in the spring, and quite a few day trips and weekend get-aways in the last couple of months. It seems like we’ve been on the go a lot, but we haven’t had a real vacation. Today we’re headed to the Oregon coast for a week. This time we’re taking the trailer, the kids, and…
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Harvest Time
For our second day-trip of the week, on Saturday we headed to the Green Bluff area to pick apples and enjoy other harvest-y type activities. It was a gorgeous day… which made it nice to be out-and-about… ….but then everybody else and his Uncle Joe thought so, too. All the farms were pretty crowded. We visited several farms in a…
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American Tapestries – review
Today I get to participate in the blog tour for the first two books in the new American Tapestries series from Summerside: Queen of the Waves and Where the Trail Ends. The time periods of both novels intrigued me, so I was happy for the opportunity to read them. Thank you to Litfuse Group for providing me with review copies…
