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
March 16, 2018 Two weeks into March and my calendar, which was empty when I found our desert trip was cancelled, is amazingly full. I would have missed some very fine events, the first being an evening at Grizzly Peak… Read moreEarly Spring – 2018
Classical music has played a major role in my life since I was very young, and in old age it means even more. I am so lucky to live in the Rogue Valley where it gets richer and fuller every… Read more2018 Winter music and more
It is only early February but the winter has been wonderfully exciting and varied so far. The winter blues have not surfaced, and I suspect they wont. Two events have dominated the past few weeks and made my life simply… Read moreWinter 2017-2018
Breaking a vow to myself to quit traveling on holidays, I went to San Francisco and then Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving, and am off to Whidbey Island for Christmas. You would think I would know better by now than to make… Read moreThanksgiving 2017