When doing some volunteer work at a small, rural library, south of Eugene, Kevin was telling one of the volunteer librarians about our move into the ‘Woods’ of the Cascade Foothills. The librarian, an older woman, well-seasoned in rural living, peered over her glasses at Kevin and posed an important question. “Have you made it […]
In late spring of our first year, John was making a valiant effort to clear out the garden spot in the lower lot we had named the ‘triangle lot’. The garden spot was well fenced, with marvelous river bottom soil. As John worked to remove the ferns, vines and grass from years of neglect, the […]
I stood in the driveway looking east over the multiple peaks of the roofline. The March breeze in the forest outside of McKenzie Bridge, Oregon was brisk. The air was clean and the view was clear. John and the realtor were walking on the north side of the property above the house, moving through the […]