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The Good Rain*

Posted on September 4, 2026

It is back and it is always good. My rain boot from my bike commute yesterday. I bike to work each day with the exception of three instances: when there is ice, snow or wildfire smoke. Fortunately there was not yesterday and the ride was beautiful. Rain here does not dump most of the time, which makes it all manageable. In addition, this rain is actually very early for us as it typically does not begin until mid to late September. We need it though as it stopped raining in June this year and even though we are known for having a lot of rain, during the summer months the Pacific Northwest is one of the dryest areas of the country. *this is from…

Hop on the bus, Gus – there’s no need to discuss much . . .

Posted on May 25, 2026

Heading further south from Stockholm, on our way to Malmo, we stopped on Oland Island. On the north end of the island is a national park and the southern end is a United Nations World Heritage Site. We headed south and enjoyed the beauty of the place. A short hike took us through fields of these beautiful purple flowers. On our way to the end of the island, we came across a group of deer. Reindeer? Not sure, but they were out and about. The fields and stone walls and churches were beautiful. The lighthouse at the end of the island, known as “Big John.” There was a lovely little bakery, cafe and a museum. I found the museum exhibits to be unique and…

I’ve reason to believe we both will be received in Graceland . . .

Posted on May 3, 2026

More images and thoughts on Sweden . . . . There were many of these EV Volkswagen vans throughout Stockholm . . .. One more! This is one of the food trucks in action from the earlier post. There is something efficient about these vehicles when they are out and about doing their “job.” And of course the Abba Museum. There was also an IKEA museum in another part of Sweden that we unfortunately did not make it to (I would have enjoyed that). This is the Vassa ship at the Vassa Museum. It’s a bit of a long story, but the Cliff’s Notes version is that it sank in the harbor and they pulled it up and have been “restoring” (my word) it…

Hearts & Rain

Posted on February 17, 2026

More rain, a few hearts in a bowl and winter weather on the way . . . I bike commute daily, rain or shine. I won’t bike in snow or ice, however. It was a cold pouring rainy day yesterday here which reminded me of the phrase, “there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.” Truth. One of the ends of my running routes where Eugene abuts Springfield (and yes it is *that* one from The Simpsons). The Willamette River is in the background. Growing up my stepmom always had some kind of candy out in a bowl that related to the most current holiday. It’s a tradition I’ve tried to incorporate that I’m sure my dentist would appreciate. 🙂

Lately . . .

Posted on August 25, 2025

I am behind in my updates here so I’ll be trying to catch up a bit, though not necessarily in chronological order. Summer has been busy and good and hot and we’re in the midst of an extinction burst of heat in the upper 90s for a week or so, too. Wildfire season is starting to kick in in these parts as well, which is always a challenge. Photos of events and people most recent are below! Sara and her brother, Ricky, getting ready to head out on a scouring of Eugene bike ride on a nice sunny day during his visit with us. The visit was excellent and their ride was something like 36 miles long. Both of them are cyclists and it…