Way back last summer my family decided to spend Christmas in Ashland. And so they did. They booked rooms at the Ashland Springs Hotel, which is everyone’s favorite, and all but one family arrived on December 23 for the big… Read moreChristmas 2018
On my 93rd birthday, which fell on election day Nov. 8 2016, we had a dinner party here. All was lovely until after dessert, when we turned on the news and got the election results. A pall not unlike our… Read more95th birthday party
With fall came clear blue skies again and how welcome they are. Living under a pall of smoke is as depressing as Chicago’s gray winters were when I was a young adult. Our arrival in the west committed us to… Read moreMosaics, Music, Finale for Jenny
A week after watching Vaux’s Swits go down the chimney at the winery, Karen Hussey invited me to accompany her to Hedrick Middle School in Medford where thousands of swifts have roosted in a big brick chimney for many years…. Read moreAddendum to Swift post
It is now early September and noone living in the northwest is going to forget the summer just past. A new season has been added – Summersmoke. Wildfires have been getting worse for several years and this year our beautiful… Read moreSmoke, swifts, music, and a new phase of life
A little background….. Eric was never an adventurer, but occasionally he would express enthusiasm for going somewhere, and in the summer of 1990 it was Russia, and we took a tour, followed by 2 weeks walking in the Lake country… Read moreMorozov visit
This post is mostly for my family, and friends who know some or all of them. I flew to Irvine in early June to spend time with Lyle, Keith and Sam and celebrate two big events in their lives –… Read moreGraduation/birthday party
May began with a very special happening – the installation of a bench at Ashland Pond, a gift to the city from our local Audubon chapter. The pond is regularly visited by birders, many of whom are old and wobbly,… Read moreMay moments
Wednesday May 30, 2018 The final event of SOU’s Japanese Week took place last Saturday at the studio of Jack Langford, sculptor in Phoenix (Oregon, that is). Jack owns property that includes a big barn where 4 sculptors work, and… Read moreThe Big Pour
It is now Monday May 7 so this account was begun two weeks ago. Time goes by so fast I fall way behind. But this is not a complaint as my life at 94 is enviable in its richness. April… Read moreTwo dinner parties, April 2018
