Quoth Og Mandino

"If you feel depressed - sing!"

My Authorial Debut

The Thrilling Sequel

Horseshoes and other found objects

Sugar Cookie and I took an extra-long walk today because longer walks—especially along uphill routes, strangely enough—do wonders for settling my back pain. Something about my sore back likes climbing hills—if I could just dedicate my entire life to walking slowly uphill I’d have it made! But today we only had about an hour [...]

Kathy Roth for Oregon City Commissioner

Over the past year, I have been following Oregon City politics more closely, thanks largely to City Commissioner James Nicita, who sends out regular emails with updates on subjects of interest, such as the city’s acquisition of the new library building.  I really appreciate his proactive approach—kudos, Mr. Nicita! Anyway, in one of his [...]

My boyfriend needs a new home

Here’s the deal. It’s time to find my boyfriend “Felix” a new forever home. As you recall, I found Felix in a box near the Clackamas River—scratched up, three-quarters starved and massively flea-ridden. I took him to the vet, got him de-flea-ed, and have been feeding him copiously for the past few months. Now [...]

Oregon City Farmer’s Market

So yesterday daughter and I hiked down the hill to the opening of the Wednesday Farmer’s Market in downtown Oregon City. The Saturday Farmer’s Market has been going for quite some time now, but I’ve only made it out there once or twice because it’s not really on my route and driving to a [...]

A cascading fail of suck

You know how it is that sometimes, you make one bad decision, which leads you into a circumstance where you make a worse decision, and then you make an even worse decision and by the time you come to your senses you’re standing there thinking, “how on earth did I end up in the [...]