As you know, Father's Day was yesterday; but my family decided to celebrate on Saturday. It was a most laid back day to celebrate with n...

Gautama Buddha says:  No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.   My word for this year is...

Many of you may have heard about the Oregon Trail; so this is a little history lesson. One of these days I will take some pictures of the ac...

  I have been visiting a lot of gardens lately. It is indeed garden season, which is my favorite season. Here is the original rose garden fo...

  On the first Thursday of every month the Portland Art Museum has a free entrance day. Off my "live-in gardener" and I went, as I...