Back in April, we were privileged to visit the Meadows & Lake Kathleen Railroad located near Deadwood, Oregon. This fascinating hobby railroad project is the subject of a protracted land use battle in Lane County. Its owner’s past is also the subject of a separate controversy. But to expound on either of these topics would [...]

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Evan and Erin’s Friday play group arranged a visit to a nearby Eugene fire station today — Sheldon station 6. The older kids in the group are all just about to turn 4 years old, and the younger siblings range in age from 16 months - 2 years old. The kids — and Jen especially! [...]

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Some cool video of the resident wolf eels and octopus at Hatfield Marine Science Center:

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Adventure Gallery: Oregon Coast Trip

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We wish you the happiest of holiday seasons, and may your new year be filled with peace, love, and joy.

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Adventure Gallery: December snow

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Adventure Gallery: Christmas 2008

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Adventure Gallery: Halloween 2008

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Since we bought our house in 2001, we’d wanted to replace the many old, single-pane windows in it. These were wooden double-hung windows that had, over the years and after many coats of paints, become difficult or impossible to open and close. In addition, they were miserably energy-inefficient, and we had some really large openings [...]

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