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Portland to San Francisco Road Trip

By |2017-07-08T19:15:07-07:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: Family Time, Vacations|Tags: , , , , , , |

MOTHER/DAUGHTER BONDING An opportunity to bond with your child by taking a road trip together? That’s exactly what my 20 year old daughter Emily and I did this past weekend. Road  trips are tough, they can either break you, or make you stronger.  Our journey began  early Thursday morning, bounding down the freeway in the

Our Faux San Francisco Vacation

By |2020-10-18T06:08:53-07:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: Family Time, Vacations|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

San Francisco is my daughter's favorite destination. Dubbed "her city"  she become hooked from her first visit at age 12. With the diagnosis of Scoliosis and needing a brace, we were referred to a specialist from New York. Thankfully they had an office in San Francisco where they would be doing the fitting.  Contacting the 

Small Town Festivals

By |2017-07-08T21:25:47-07:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: Family Time, Vacations|Tags: , , , , , , |

Detecting the aroma of freshly baked pies, the sound of sizzling funnel cakes while butter drips from corn on the cob. Observing branches sway as warm breezes gently blow through the trees. Bodies seem to glow from the intense sun as it caresses delicate exposed skin. Crowds gaze longingly for one-of-a-kind, hand-made items up for

Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

By |2017-07-08T23:55:26-07:00June 12th, 2017|Categories: Family Time, US Military, Vacations|Tags: , , , , , |

Aviation Museum Nestled halfway between Portland and the Pacific Ocean, with vast vineyards and open pastureland, sits McMinnville, known as the Heart of Oregon Wine Country. Although this area is know for it's wine, there is another reason to visit. Just outside of town. The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, http://www.evergreenmuseum.org is a testament to the men

Sutherlin Oregon – It’s not just any town – It’s my town

By |2017-07-08T23:46:05-07:00May 26th, 2017|Categories: Family Time, Vacations|Tags: , , , , , , |

My Pioneer Family Mom spoke often of her Great Grandmother, Jane, crossing the Oregon Trail when she was just 6 years old.  Jane's father, John Franklin Sutherlin, was the captain of the wagon train that began in Indiana and ended in Douglas County, Oregon. What a thrill to know we were descended from pioneers.  Visiting

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