Maple Ridge is an exemplary retirement home where the needs and desires of residents are thr primary concern. So when I broached the idea of a bird feeder to our activities director, she welcomed it. So I enlisted a tray… Read moretrivia – continued
If anyone who reads this blog has NOT been in Lockdown in an institution, you might like to know what it is like to be in one, and for those who are also isolated it might be of comfort to… Read moreLockdown trivia
We have recently experienced two remarkable days – Wednesday 1/6/2021, an election day on which we were gifted with a new President and the day following, in which he began reversing the appalling damage that was inflicted by his predecessor…. Read moreA new era – post Trump
6th blog This may be the most serious post I’ve written, as there is little that is fun in my life, now that we are in a 2-week lockdown statewide, and plenty of situations transpiring that are mostly awful. I… Read moreThree huge post-election concerns
September 12 The Almeda Fire was started in northern Ashland on Tues, Sep. 8 around 8AM. just after Jenny left for home. It was deliberately set and the culprit was observed. But an extremely strong wind was blowing and there… Read moreThe Almeda Fire and its aftermath\
This part of my blog will be about special events here in Maple Ridge, this quiet refuge from my past active life. I have a 2-room apartment and a my balcony overlooks the railroad track, and on most mornings a… Read moreOn with life at Maple Ridge
The one track railroad that winds over up over the Siskiyou pass east of Mt. Ashland has had a long and eventful history. Built in the late 1800s it has had closures when the rail line was between owners, and… Read moreThe Valley Train
On Friday August 7, 2020 Lolly and I rose early and were ready for the movers at 7:30. It was the defining moment of a 3 week period of negotiating my move to Maple Ridge Retirement Home in west Ashland…. Read moreFirst days at Maple Ridge
In the summer of 2015 I went to a workshop given by Karen Rycheck, and began an instant love affair with the art of Mosaic. I was thrilled with my very first piece and it has hung in my kitchen… Read moreMosaics
Every year since our arrival in 1999 December has been the coldest, wettest, grayest month of the year, or so it has seemed to me, and 2019 has been no exception. But, in addition to one blizzard and lots of… Read moreEnd of year 2019