As we age, a great many of us find that we have more freedom. That could mean many things… perhaps the kids are grown and out of the house. Or…

One of the great things about being a travel writer is discovering and getting to know some of the amazing people you encounter as part of your job. It is…

As I look towards what appears to be a very promising new year, part of my process is (duh) writing down and reflecting on the past year and what it…

The Pacific Northwest is known for a lot of things. Incredible natural scenery carved out by the last ice age. Lots of rain. Grunge music (I’ll always love Pearl Jam,…

Have you heard the news? Of course, you have. The world of travel has changed, literally overnight. International borders have closed on a global scale, and our exploratory nature has…

I think more of us will be slowing down and reading this summer…and who doesn’t love a good book? Especially when you are stuck at home and cannot travel. At…

I’m gonna have to throw my standard, evergreen content out the window for this post, folks. Because we are smack dab in the middle of Coronavirus; this grand stinking pandemic…

Why DO we procrastinate? This is a deep, deep subject. It is something that has been heavily studied by top research scientists. Why? Because we all do it. Whether we…

I’ll admit it, it’s not all about me! I started this blog with the humble desire to shout my love of the Pacific Northwest to the world. I wanted to…

Don’cha just love a clean slate? Where you can reminisce on all of the last years’ events with fondness, or if not, to take the not-so-great moments and learn from…

Living in the Pacific Northwest is a blessing and a curse. It’s hard to pin down what you should do with your free time. I mean, good gravy on a…

Ah….the age-old Pacific Northwest question! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked that one! Okay, so without making you scroll all the way down to the end…

I am a solo female adventure traveler (who wears a size 12) and blogs about the Pacific Northwest. That was my ‘elevator pitch’ when I went to Austin, Texas for…

As we age, you would think that we’d start to slow things down, wouldn’t you? Not so with me. If anything, I’m ramping things up. Big time. For decades I was…

I’m going to jump on the bandwagon here because I rarely do that. I’m writing this week’s blog post as a list. The ever-popular “5 reasons why (insert subject here)”.…

It’s funny how different people have their own ideas about an area of the world in which they don’t live, or have never been. For example, there are those in…

When I moved to Portland in my early twenties, I have to admit I had no idea what living in the Pacific Northwest was all about. I was young and…

I love the Pacific Northwest. I’ve lived here for over twenty years. I love living here so much that I’ve built this website over the past couple of years showcasing…

So, I just completed a move. A move from a nice, quiet ranch house in the suburbs into a small studio apartment on one of the hippest streets in the…

Oregon is home to a great many prolific authors. The majority of people who live here, especially in Portland and the larger towns, were not born here. Like me, they…