Category Archives: Life In General

This past week the weather has behaved for Jason’s (our son from Memphis) visit. The skies have been uncharacteristically sunny and clear. On Friday, the 13th, DH (dear husband), Janet and Jason decided to enjoy the good weather by taking … Continue reading →

This is a little bit of a bookkeeping post. There have been numerous requests from my East Coast friends and family for photos of The Red Beast (aka the red wig). While no one was specific, I am leaping the … Continue reading →

Washougal is a tiny town of 15,000. Along its main drag is a place of business called “Mary Jane’s House of Glass.” DH (dear husband) and I often pass by it while running errands around town. We both assumed Mary … Continue reading →

I was laughing at someone’s joke at the bridge club two weeks ago, when a woman patted me on the back and said in a most serious tone, “Be brave.”  I had never met this woman before, so I know I had … Continue reading →

It has only been three weeks ago that I received the call from my primary care doctor confirming the biopsy contained cancerous cells.  If anyone had told me immediately after that call that we would be sincerely celebrating this year’s … Continue reading →

Dear Husband (DH, for short) and I decided to take Arthur and hike the 7 mile Cape Horn Loop. It was 9 am as we were leaving and DH made the comment, “It takes an hour to walk four miles, … Continue reading →

While on a recent hike, I found a tree growing in the forest . . . with moss growing on the tree . . . with ferns growing on the moss.  This looks like Martha Stewart gone wild!

The fire hydrants in my neighborhood have recently been repainted.  Kudos to the creative soul who added the whimsical sticker – it  makes me smile every time I walk by.