It has been a while since I sat here to update. Not conducive to an effective blog. For two months I have been taking care of things on the homefront, going to some appointments, finding a place to live, spending quality time with the grandkids and just getting my arms wrapped around the journey I…
An Uncomfortable Journey-The West Coast Swing
Just over a month ago, I was standing in a room at the Travelodge a couple of blocks away from the Space Needle in Seattle. The room had a musty smell. No, a musty smell they had attempted to cover up with a sweet air freshener making a strange, unpleasant odor. My oldest brother, Mike,…
An Uncomfortable Journey
It has been a few weeks since I sat down and wrote something. Much has been going on in the world and in the United States of America. I started this blog in search of the next chapter. With all that is going on I have decided to participate in the conversation. A few days…
Vertigo and the Flight of the Hummingbird
So, there I was, standing in my daughter Sara’s driveway while she sat on the front porch and the kids played in the yard, always ten feet away. I believe Sara added the extra four feet from the pandemic norm of six feet knowing that with a one year old (almost two years old), the…
Of Views, Fences and Baby Goats
So I had been trying to get out to central Oregon to visit my sister Molly for a few months. Unfortunately, my trip out there kept getting delayed. Either the weather would turn bad and the passes would be clobbered with snow or sick kids had me helping out on this side of the mountains….
A Very Long Walk in the Park
As I mentioned in an earlier post Six Months Gone-The Mid-year Awards I have a tendency to occasionally do a Forrest Gump and just start walking. The problem with that is I usually don’t realize how long I will be walking and I end up being woefully unprepared. My latest escapade was no different. I…
A Wayward Traveler in Flip-flops
It is truly amazing how, after all of these years of traveling that I am still a bungling, unorganized traveler who cannot seem to adequately plan or execute something as simple as a trip back to the states. A trip, by the way, that I have made many, many times. But whether it is through…
Captain Dodi and the Felicia 88
So a couple of days ago I took Sean (youngest son) to the airport after an amazing visit during which he spent half the time in Bali and half the time in Japan. It was probably the best visit I have had with him since he left the nest. But he was off to the…
Out of the Snow, Into the Heat
Just over a week ago I found myself choosing to drive up to Seattle and Olympia during the only two days they have received snow this year. My goal had been to spend the night with my brother Mike in Kirkland but as the night went on his street became wintry white and the snow…
Finding Holiday Spirit Through the Eyes of Children
Happy New Year everyone! Wow, 2019 was a year like no other. I took a little hiatus from the blog during December as I spent some quality time with the grandkids in Oregon. There is nothing better than walking into their house and seeing Will’s face light up as he runs to give me a…