Tag: family

Together

Last weekend, Spouse & I celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary. The Willamette Valley, with its beautiful wines, welcomed us with open arms. The weather was perfect, the Riesling delicious, and I’m still thinking about the fiddlehead ferns included with our Saturday lunch. I think… Continue Reading “Together”

Winding Down

I had hoped and planned for plenty of down time once Christmas arrived, really, once Solstice hit, but plans easily go awry. I had some extra baking I did for friends, so my last bake day was 12/22/22. What a great looking date! Little… Continue Reading “Winding Down”

Distill

It’s cheesy anymore to start a post with a definition, but to distill is to “increase the concentration of, to separate, or purify” something else. I can do cheesy. I also feel distilled. I and my crew spent four and a half days cruising… Continue Reading “Distill”

Beholder

My dad was the ninth of ten children. His dad was a clear-eyed, strong, wirey farmer/rancher and his mom a kind, hard-working, straight up woman, whose laugh shook her whole body and whose hugs I can still feel. My dad was an uncle at… Continue Reading “Beholder”