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Fall 2020
Summer came to a close and Grammannette flew home to Utah after 5 months of indefatigable service. It’s hard to imagine how we would have made it through the summer without her efforts, not to mention those of Gramheart, Grampa … Continue reading
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PCT Hike
Here are some photos from a little solo hike I took on the Pacific Crest Trail in the first week of August. I started at Highway 20 and headed north to Mt Hood. It was satisfying to add a few … Continue reading
Summer 2020
Given that it was the worst summer of my life…it was pretty good! Like many Covidians, I devoted my time and money to making our home a fun place to be stuck all summer. We got a trampoline and a … Continue reading
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Spring 2020
With Rachael out of commission, me in the thick of tax season, and Josef’s school closed, our spring was…hmmm how is a nice way to put it? Atypical? We were sustained by the goodwill and kindness of our family: Grammanette, … Continue reading
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Winter 2020
Well, I won’t even begin to pretend that we had a nice winter during this most foul year of our lord, 2020. January actually got off to a pretty great start–the ramp up to tax season was surprisingly smooth, Rachael … Continue reading
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Havana
Rather than blather on about my impromptu–but long dreamt of–trip to Havana, I will just post some photos. There is some blathering about each one if you click on it. Viewed in order they might compose a travelogue of sorts… … Continue reading
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Holidays 2019
This holiday season turned out to be pretty jam-packed! We haven’t left town for Thanksgiving or Christmas since we moved to Corvallis, (OK, Salem doesn’t count) and I must say that it’s been quite fantastic. This year was a little … Continue reading
Fall 2019
Hello folks; I will attempt to cram in a short synopsis of our autumnal activities before tax season subsumes all the extraneous time in my life. It would seem that the length of my posts is inversely correlated to Josef’s … Continue reading
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Summer 2019
Below you will find some highlights from our summer. We kicked things off as usual, with a group camping trip on the Breitenbush river. This was the first year that Josef’s risk threshold was equal to or greater than my … Continue reading
Portugal 2019
As soon as tax season wound down, we rewarded ourselves with a trip to visit Auntie Janet in Portugal. Getting there is quite the slog! We had to leave our home around 4am, take 3 planes, and didn’t arrive at … Continue reading