This is the orchid I picked up to be our "table flower" for this trip. I wish I could find a bright/dark orange orchid (the beginner kind, not the exotic ones that I'd likely kill because you have to pay more attention to those). The orange Gerber daisies I had…
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I-84 through the Gorge We got an early start packing and loading this morning, but then a late start getting outta town. We stopped for lunch, picked up a few last minute things on our way out, got gas, and then once we got to the Airstream we decided to…
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This is not really Airstream-related at all, but it’s an event I was just reminded of while reading this awesome story by Joel Runyon and I thought I’d share it. Here’s some setup/background: I was in Santa Fe, New Mexico taking a photography workshop with Max Vadukul (photographer) and Jodi…
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Brita Sweden’s Anna woven plastic rug. Made of partially recycled plastic foil and polyester, the machine-washable mat comes in three sizes and five colorways, including red, black, and aqua pastel. Prices range from $60 to $190. More info.
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We're heading out for Alumafandango pretty soon (maybe this weekend) and so far I've got a rough plan for our route to Denver. We plan to take a fastish route to get to Colorado so we can spend a few days in and around Silverton and Ouray (and the Million…
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We left my aunt Zelma's in Florence early this afternoon and decided to stop at the Sea Lion Caves. It's only a few miles north of Florence on the Oregon Coast, and I hadn't been since I was a kid. My mom decided she wanted to come along too so…
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My great aunt Zelma's 100th birthday party was a wonderful success. So many people, so much love, great food and a gorgeous cake (well, two cakes) and she said she enjoyed every minute of it. This is Zelma's portrait that we made a month or so ago, when she was…
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This weekend we're in Florence for my Aunt Zelma's 100th birthday party. We left Portland and it was 102 degrees. We got to Newport and it was 59 degrees. It was sunny and gorgeous, but there was also this thick, fast-moving low bank of fog hugging the coast that was…
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Okay so maybe I'm late to the party, but whatever, I'm here now! This is a fantastic site, and sounds like it's going to be growing more fantastic-er in the very near future. They've got 600 campgrounds (with all sites photographed) and will add another 100+ this year (mostly in Northwest,…
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Last night we had Leigh and Brian over to our HOUSE for dinner. (We're home for a bit, and they're in Portland this week.) I made some watermelon gazpacho for our first course and Leigh asked if I'd post the recipe as a comment to her nice blog post this…
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