Last Saturday we woke up to a sunny morning and knew that it was the perfect day for a hike. So we headed out to Oxbow for the first time. We didn’t really follow directions since we kind of knew where the park is, but really we didn’t know how to get there and drove [...]
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oxbow wind picnic
Posted in random daily things, travel, tagged cold, Columbia Gorge, Crown Point, hiking, January, Oxbow, picnic, Sandy River, wind on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank goodness for snow days
Posted in Portland OR, food, handmade, knitting, nature, sewing, travel, tagged cards, Christmas, cross country skiing, fingerless mitts, gifts, handmade, Knitpicks, plein air, pumpkin butter, reusable, snow, swish dk, yarn on December 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
(left) Our street on the second day of snow in Portland. It was mostly ice by then on the street, and was latter covered with more and more snow after we left town. (right) Me attempting to cross country ski in the park in Spokane last Saturday. The best part was making tracks in deep [...]
cabin
Posted in travel, tagged cabin, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Leavenworth, loferl, marshmallows, Oktobfest, Peterson Prairie Guard Station on October 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We have returned from our little Autumn vacation. We stayed at the Peterson Prairie Guard Station for two nights. It was cozy and a wonderful place to stay. Except for a few loggers and even fewer hunters there was almost no one around so it was very quiet and peaceful. We did a little exploring [...]
worms on a plane
Posted in travel, vermiculture, tagged raddish, vermiculture, worms on July 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Garden fresh radishes from my containers. The ‘patio’ tomatoes are also flourishing.
Not as dangerous as snakes, but worms aren’t typical carry on baggage. The screener did a double take when they scanned my bag at the airport, but I didn’t have any problems with bringing my knitting needles on the plane and they didn’t comment [...]
contraband
Posted in knitting, travel, tagged knitting, needles, Knitpicks, Interchangable, Harmony needles, travel on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Knitpicks Harmony circular needles
I got the knitpicks interchangeable needles a year ago and really like that I haven’t had to buy needles in a long time. Of course I could always use a few more pairs in some of the smaller sizes, but over all I have been very pleased with them. The one thing [...]
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