Well, because I could not put up that footage of beautiful Santa Barbara last time I bring you three videos of Florence. I did label one downtown shops, but it's really just one. And it's really just a mural. Though I think it's very pretty. Not much to report my first full day in Florence my mother drove me to the shops on the marina. At least I think that is what you would call it. I guess in May there are merchants who sell wares along the path there but they've all gone home for winter. I am actually enjoying [View Full Entry]

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I think using photographs and video's may be a cheat. It's harder to describe something when you know you can just relay on photos and videos but that's okay. I will do my best for you. My mother and I decided that the 28th would be a good day to go out to the Aquarium. Which is in Newport. Looking up the directions we discovered that there is a Toledo, OR. This is funny to me as most of my family comes from the East and specifically parts of Ohio. I've spent a lot of time there growing up. Though if [View Full Entry]

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Unfortunately I have no photos to post. My cell phone died as I was coming out of the station and I didn't yet have a camera. So this will have to do. I hope my description is enough to let you know what I am talking about. I arrived in Eugene but did not leave right away for Florence. I met my mother at the train depot and we went to lunch. We went to a Japanese restaurant near the station only a few steps away. The Sushi Station near by. It was very good, as always I ordered the caterpillar [View Full Entry]

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We left Roseburg heading north to Sutherlin and West on 138 to get to 101. It was a great drive - really beautiful scenery and the Dodge handled the hills and corners really well. I, on the other hand, was not as fortunate. Bob is a great driver but I’ve decided that I’m not the best passenger. I white knuckled just about every - even remotely - sharp corner. Visions of streaks of white metal and fiberglass sliding sideways down the highway forced me to hold my breath on several occasions. The very serious gusts of wind coming off the ocean [View Full Entry]

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So we met up with Jon to go home with him the the Oregon Coast for thanksgiving. It was indescribable. [View Full Entry]

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I made it home...my luggage hasn't. Big Sigh!!! India was wonderful but I am happy to be home. In reflection it was a very agressive schedule and I'm not sure I would do the trip the same way if I were to replan it. I was trying to see as much as possible but spending no more than 2 nights in any town, can take its toll on a person. India is a huge country and I wish I could have seen more of it. Maybe I will get to visit again someday. Sights I'll never forget.... A family of 5 [View Full Entry]

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After recruiting friends and neighbors to watch the homestead for the duration, we departed Tuesday morning, Dec 1, 09, for our snowbird adventure to Arizona. We have cameras, motion sensors, telephone triggers, alarms, etc. And a couple of sheriff’s deputies living in the ‘hood. Our 5th wheel rig, Uncle Joe, was in the driveway for three days before departure. We loaded it up and got it ready to travel. Four months; can you imagine that? I can’t; so we will see how this trips out. On Tuesday, we put in what for us was a long day. We expected sun breaks, [View Full Entry]

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Nu er der gået 2 uger så tænkte at jeg hellere måtte tage mig sammen og få skrevet en update. Ugen fra d.16 november til d. 22 var egentlig bare en almindelig skole uge med skole, lektier og træning. Torsdag havde vi besøg af en afrikansk håndtrommeslager. Han fortalte om afrikanske trommer og den forskellige lyde de kan lave og hvordan man spiller på dem. Han fortalte også om kulturen og historien bag dem. Han lærte os også at spille nogle simple melodier på trommerne. Det var helt vildt sjovt og lærerigt. Han brændte virkelig for at spille på tromme, og [View Full Entry]

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This year, I spent Thanksgiving with son Eric in Portland, Oregon. Here are some photos of my 4 days there, as well as others illustrating my activities in the SF Bay Area. I'll be going back to Paris for the Christmas holidays but will be returning to Berkeley from mid-January until May. Please read my new "Campanile" piece at Hilary Kaiser's weblog . [View Full Entry]

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We flew into Portland! Yea! I told Desi I would kiss the ground when we got there. However, I was too distracted by the fresh, moist, pine-needley air. I would still kiss the ground, any day, anywhere in Portland. It has to be about 1000 times cleaner than the ground I trudge through here...hehhee... These are just some of our Portland photos, before and after our trips across the U.S. to Colorado, Ohio, Michigan, and back, and L.A. What a fantastic Portland summer. One day, I'll live there permanently, again! :) [View Full Entry]

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