My Little Lucien

West Coast/South West Trip, 2010

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August 3rd 2010
West Coast/South West Trip, 2010 Flying back over the lush quilt of market gardens in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, then descending westward along the Columbia River and easing into Portland airport, it felt like stepping through a magic door at the back of the wardrobe. The aroma of the woodstove burning through July in our wintry house in Sydney, Australia, had barely left us, and our ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more