I got off track with all the holidays and travel but I am excited to finally get back to telling some of the stories from my Oregon and California Roadtrip! I’ve got several story prompts already but I’d welcome more people checking out the compilation of vacation photos and asking questions. I love that Danielle Elliott of Extraordinary Mommy… Read More
A Great Cheeseburger in Downtown Portland & A Bloody Mary Bar
I love writing posts in reply to someone’s interest and this last vacation spurred great photos that seem to be generating a few questions! This photo got my friend Marjory and fellow blogger Danielle of Extraordinary Mommy to ask what the story was. It’s a collage of photos I put together with an app called DipTic and shared on Instagram… Read More
Every Picture Tells a Story — Burnside Skatepark in Portland, Oregon VIDEO
This photo was the first to grab the eye and imagination of Lakeshia Brown aka @UncommonChick. She wittily asked “Were you on a board? I’m actually always interested in the story behind graffiti…” Well, this skateboard park and graffiti go hand-in-hand! It was absolute happenstance that I stumbled on it because I had decided to go off the beaten path on… Read More
Every Picture Tells a Story — Raisin Farms in the San Joaquin Valley
I love that people are willing to help me figure out which stories to share first from the adventures I had in Oregon and California! The first person to reply to my request for opinions was a fellow blogger here in St. Louis! I haven’t met her yet, but Yokasta Schneider of Get U Moving Fitness is a member of a Facebook group… Read More
My Vacation on Instagram — Pick a Photo, Any Photo
As many of you know, I took the week of Thanksgiving off to go on a wandering adventure, flying into Portland, Oregon on Saturday, November 17 and winding on vacation in Fresno, California Sunday, November 25. My trip let me see lots of great folks and lots of things I hadn’t experienced before — many of those were shared on… Read More
Video of Giacomazzi Dairy Farm Inspires a Visit Even If Delayed
A few years ago I saw this video online. Watch it and see if it seems as memorable for you as it has been for me. I remember thinking it was amazingly good and I was a bit blown away by the fact I regularly talked to the dairy farmer — ie Dino Giacomazzi — featured in it. I also… Read More