This year’s first harvest is a bunch of fresh, tender lettuce leaves. And for the record, we should have started harvesting it at least a week ago! In the past, we’ve always tried growing our salad greens from seed, and for whatever reason (soil? sunlight? variety?) we just have not had great luck. So this [...]

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I’ve uploaded some additional photos of Evan and Erin sharing the rocking chair into the following private gallery:
Adventure Gallery: Evan & Erin (2008)(Registered users only)

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The title of this post comes from an entry on the blog of a friend of mine from high school who blogs under the alias Sioux. He recently posted a simple request: A member of his extended family is dying of leukemia. Doctors have apparently deemed him beyond treatment, and to keep his mind off [...]

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Any gardeners out there? We grow a modest garden each year, and regular readers of this blog know that each year, our garden plays a central role in our summer blogging activity. This year shall be no different. Our 2008 garden will consist of: tomatoes (2 cherry, 4 regular), beans (3 poles), peas (4-6 plants), [...]

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If you happen to get the Register-Guard newspaper (Eugene, OR), go dig out your May 15th edition, locate the special Discovery magazine insert, and turn to page 6. (If you don’t have a copy, read on for instructions on how to access it online.)
It turns out that an underwater photo I took while diving in [...]

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It only seems appropriate to wrap up my series of posts on our Oregon Coast trip with some sunset shots. We were treated to several evenings of gorgeous sunsets, but for me, sunset photos usually need little or no explanation. I hope you enjoy these, and I hope you enjoyed this series of posts.

Adventure [...]

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As the title suggests, this post focuses on our children, Evan and Erin. All the photos featured below were taken during our Oregon Coast trip back in March. But unlike the previous posts in this series, you’ll have to click through and view these photos in our gallery. They’re in a private album that requires [...]

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