Category Archives: Travel

Summer Traveling

We recently went on a family trip to the Bay Area. Long before I met Craig, he and Vincent spent a lot of time around San Francisco. Part of what’s included in those experiences is a vast number of favorite … Continue reading

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Old Oakland and New Food

Somehow it has become the middle of June and I’m not entirely sure where time has gone, yet again. We’ve had two birthdays (my 27th, Silas’s 7th), the end of the school year, an 8th grade graduation, a trip to … Continue reading

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Notes from Chicago

Growing up on a little island off in the sea, I’ve always preferred smaller towns to overly busy cities. There are upsides and downsides to living in an area where you know everyone walking downtown or in the grocery store. … Continue reading

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Storms, Chicago, Pizza and Play

We are in Chicago for AWP 2012. Last night, while still in Ashland we worried about the storm that was a’brewin’, as we were planning to leave the house at 4:45 AM and snow, storms… they don’t work well with … Continue reading

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The Bite and Portland Adventuring

The view from our room in Jantzen Beach I am a lucky lady. With my mister teaching and the boys still school-aged, we end up with nearly 3 months of time to do whatever we want for “summer vacation”. Luckily, … Continue reading

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