Summer Camp

Summer camp is one of those things that, if you’ve done it, you probably have great memories, perhaps even friends you made that you are still in contact with or maybe some token you hung on to that you made during craft time that evokes memories of your time at Read more…

Happy Father’s Day!

Here’s a thing I didn’t know: Father’s Day was first celebrated in 1910 in my hometown of Spokane, Washington! Of course, it followed the inauguration of Mother’s Day back in 1908, but I can’t help thinking that’s the right order. Turns out a young lady named Sonora Smart Dodd heard Read more…

College

In a little less than a week my daughter will be graduating from the University of Oregon and I will be in the crowd snapping pictures and screaming and clapping for her when her name is called.  It’s going to be a wonderful day for me personally and for me Read more…

Country Roads

I was born in the Northwest and live there to this day.  I like it here and have said before that it’s a great place to live and raise a family.  I suppose I could have lived other places and I have lived other places briefly, but I keep coming Read more…