Sherry | August 30, 2009
My Oregon State Fair experience has to include a pulled pork sandwich! You can see why, can’t you? Your mouth is watering, I know it is. My friend Lisa and I walked around some of the exhibits, but the main event for us was… …none other than… the Gaither Vocal Band. And they were great! [...]
Sherry | August 27, 2009
Last night we drove 21 miles to buy licorice. Black licorice. Target is the closest store that sells the good stuff. These August evenings call out for any excuse to take a drive while the top is off the jeep. Our friend Ridgely, from Bellingham, WA, stayed with us while she visited her daughter, Jessica. [...]
Sherry | August 23, 2009
How many rounds of “Trumpet Voluntary” does it take to get ten bridesmaids and nine groomsmen off the platform? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.
Sherry | August 20, 2009
People who know the close relationship I enjoy with my daughter express surprise that we rarely talk on the phone. Even when we’re together we don’t talk that much. But on occasion one of us will invite the other for a phone date. You might imagine I want to know how things are going with [...]
Sherry | August 15, 2009
Last week, after our drive across the coast range to Tillamook, we made our usual stop at Five Rivers Coffee Roasters, which also happens to be an antique store. On our way in, this sign caught my attention. We knew that at the end of our week with the family we’d be picking up our [...]
Sherry | August 7, 2009
After eight dogless, dog-free years, we got a puppy! Crazy! She came home tonight and already is best buds with her master Mauri. We named her Jane Austen but will call her Mr. Darcy, or simply Darcy. She’s an 8-week-old “papered” English Setter. We’re in for a lot of fun!
Sherry | August 5, 2009
photo by John/Erin Macy [...]
Sherry | August 3, 2009
My daughter, Quinn, is now the mother of five children. Her first two, Bailey and Marissa, came through marriage to Dusty, then they made one from scratch, Cassidy. I witnessed both events (the latter from down the hall) with great delight. You might imagine my joy to be invited to travel to Ethiopia to witness [...]