In Fall 2012 we spent quite a bit of time in Southwestern Germany visiting my husband’s Aunt and Uncle that live near Kaiserslautern. Fortunately, this is also very close to the French border, and...

One thing I love about living in Southern Oregon is that this area is extremely homeschool friendly. We were happy to find an art studio nearby that offers homeschool art classes to kids! Meanwhile, if you...

If you're driving East on I-84 from Portland (about 30 minutes away along the Columbia River), you can't help but notice the towering Multnomah Falls cascading down the the cliffs next to the freeway. I...

I've never been golfing before. I've been hesitant to try--as I'm not always the most coordinated with my hands. I grew up as a soccer player--and feet--I can handle--but hands? Clubs? Ack! Perhaps these...

We're suckers for "Discovery" or "Children's" museums. Quite frankly---they feed our kid's appetites for both activities and knowledge (while keeping us adults fairly entertained, as well). So, as we drove along the Columbia River...

Prepare yourself...I'm going to be flip-flopping all over the place with our blogging. Quite frankly, I'm afraid of losing memories that are already a distant speck in my mind. We had a LOT of...

Finding affordable accommodations in Switzerland is not the easiest task in the world. When we were headed there in October 2012, we searched and searched for a place that wasn’t too far South from...

Now that the weather is turning cold in Southern Oregon, I can more-happily reflect on record-setting summer temperatures that recently exceeded 100 degrees. Temperatures that high tend to drive us either indoors or out...

There are so many little nooks and crannies we have yet to discover in Southern Oregon. One of our favorite day trips is to Brookings, the southernmost coastal city in Oregon. We like to...

I confess, whenever I hear someone say, "The best things in life are free"...it kind of gets under my skin. I understand why they're saying it, of course, but I think it undermines a...