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Island Life

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 6 Comments

Islands are wonderfully limiting. You're set apart, the surrounding water cutting you off from much of the world, leaving you access only to what's immediately available.

A Walk at Summer’s End

August 20, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 1 Comment

Looking for color in the Dog Days of summer.

A Musical Life

July 31, 2018October 16, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 13 Comments

You'd think after 20+ years of learning to play mandolin that the voices in my head would be kinder and more tolerant...

Festivating

July 26, 2018October 24, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 8 Comments

Learning the challenges of a new music festival, but this year the fun-meter was on high.

A Walk In a Park and a Hanging

June 26, 2018January 28, 2019 / riversandroadspdx / 4 Comments

A Walk In a Park and a Hanging - you just never know what you're going to get when you step out your door.

A Two State Solution

June 13, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 4 Comments

...recently, driving 1900 miles through California and back, feeling the pull in both directions, I realize that I've become polyamorous, very much a two state woman.

What’s In A Name?

May 22, 2018October 16, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 4 Comments

The Columbia Gorge hides a wealth of secrets, and I'm unlocking them by getting up close, learning their names, making them mine.

Another State

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 4 Comments

An afternoon hike in Lacamas Park turns into a hike into history, ecology, botany and more. The retired life!

Roll On Columbia

April 13, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 2 Comments

A road trip to see more of the Columbia River turned into a discovery of history, economy, ecology, geography, and as always, beauty.

You’re Older Than You’ve Ever Been (And Now You’re Getting Older)

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 / riversandroadspdx / 4 Comments

I go from having a spring in my step to groaning as I rise from my chair, from sprawling happily on the floor with grandchildren, to waking at night in pain. But what if I look at what I CAN do instead of can't?

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