Sherry | October 30, 2010
What better way to spend a rainy Saturday than driving to Seattle with friends Mark and Jan Thompson to attend Coffee Fest as their “son” and “daughter-in-law” (who were originally scheduled to go)? Mark’s fairwagecoffee.com makes sure the coffee growers he buys from get a fair wage for their beans. But a businessman needs to [...]
Sherry | October 28, 2010
Last night I got to attend a concert at George Fox University’s Bauman Auditorium. My early arrival allowed me 45 minutes of student watching, a dose of reality for this young-at-heart oldie. The attraction was a group called Gungor. I cannot find enough positive words to describe the concert, but what I loved about it [...]
Sherry | October 27, 2010
Ever in deaccumulate mode, I tried to think of a good reason to keep these old books that hold nostalgic meaning to me. Blank. This picture of them would suffice. I don’t need to hold that orange zoo book in my hand to remember the hours and hours and hours I spent as a child [...]
Sherry | October 20, 2010
Our daughter Erin, already a seasoned world traveler, just added China to her international list. Her position as George Fox University’s assistant director of international recruitment provided the opportunity. In response to my welcome-home note, she directed me to her Facebook album of 92 pictures and gave me permission to post a few so that [...]
Sherry | October 18, 2010
As I paged through my Real Simple magazine several issues ago, I stopped to stare at this page: There was something familiar about it. That’s it! A photographer posed me that way about 45 years ago. I guess when they run out of innovative ideas, they go back to the old standards—and add some steam.
Sherry | October 17, 2010
Today the Bells of the Cascades came to a church in Newberg, so of course we went to hear their concert. It isn’t easy to get a “still” picture of perpetual motion, so I settled for a bit of blur. I climbed to the balcony to catch this pic of our own NFC Bells members, [...]
Sherry | October 13, 2010
Mauri and I agreed to provide an hour of background music for an evening meal at Friendsview Retirement Community (where our parents live), and tonight was the night. Since we figured people would be talking over us we didn’t spend much time planning and rehearsing. So I got to look through Favorites One and Two [...]
Sherry | October 10, 2010
From more than 100 pictures in my “cars” file I picked these few that illustrate the beginnings of my dad’s lifelong interest in cars. I had some fun trying to figure out their chronological order. Maybe you can judge how well I did. Those are my three aunts, my dad wearing the banded hat. Is [...]
Sherry | October 8, 2010
Allow me to share a short e-mail communication that passed between dear daughter Quinn and me yesterday. Q: Guess who earned the first “Amazing Daisy” award on Tuesday. [attached was a descriptor of the girl scout award and instructions for sewing the badge to the scout's tunic] Me: Um. Who’s going to SEW the badge [...]
Sherry | October 7, 2010
We just returned from our annual pastoral team retreat out at our favorite place. I imagine these rocks are starting to look familiar. Twin Rocks, a.k.a. Two Rocks One With A Hole In It. Mauri’s history with Twin Rocks goes way back to his childhood, mine not that far but far enough to feel nostalgic [...]