Our Oregon Road Trip, Part 1
A few weeks ago we loaded Lily into the car and took off on a road trip to the Oregon Coast. On the first day of the trip we stopped for lunch at the Sunshine MIll Winery in The Dalles, Oregon.
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Two New Recipes for Fall Dinners
Mary is writing this week, sharing two new recipes for fall dishes that we have tried several times and loved.
A Special Dinner at The Pie Safe Bakery & Kitchen
We visited Deary, Idaho twice recently, both times to enjoy a meal at The Pie Safe Bakery & Kitchen. One was good, the other was memorable.
Our latest project
I’m a sucker for a new project Especially if it looks difficult, offers the chance to try something new, or gives me the opportunity to buy more tools. Once, about …
Meet the New Boss
It’s been over a year Long-term readers of this blog (and thanks if you are one!) may recall that last May, we lost Boston RedSox, our 14-year-old Boston Terrier. Sox …
The story behind the lamp
We were curious In our last post, “A different kind of light”, we told you about our experience buying, assembling, and installing a unique light fixture for our dining room. …
A different kind of light
We’ve been searching for unique items to furnish our home. Our latest find is a handmade lamp from an artisan in Viet Nam.
Once a Southerner, always a Southerner
Revisiting the South We have been lucky in this life to have traveled and lived in different parts of the world. But no matter how old we get, or where we …
Time to get off the fence
The image above shows an American flag hung upside down to signal dire distress by employees at Yosemite National Park on 22 Feb 2025. Image credit: Joyce Vance on Substack. …
Persimmon salad…almost
Mary found a great recipe for a salad with persimmons and halloumi cheese – two things we had never tried.
