It seems fitting I pick up this blog again while riding a train. All throughout my time in Europe, train time was my space, my rest, time to think, relax, just be. My best writing comes out of my be space. I loved it. Traveling by train is my favorite form of transportation and such …
The Oregon State Fair is currently in full swing here in Salem. It is one of those events I remember going to as long as I’ve been alive. Though they try to bring in new things to see and do every year, I love some of the standbys. You can still find scones in the …
This is a shameless ploy to get you to vote for my picture in my local paper’s photography contest! I was one of the daily winners for the Oregon State Fair photography contest, as I told you about in a previous post, and all the finalists are now being voted on for the final winner! …
Can you believe it? I think I squealed with delight when I saw it! The local newspaper for Salem is holding a photography contest for photos people have taken at the State Fair and I decided to enter. Each day, a winner is selected and then people get to vote on the final winner at …
I thought last years photos from the fair would be hard to beat. I had a great one of the ferris wheel and two more of the piglets that are absolutely priceless. However, after finishing up at the author’s table for the night, I was walking through the midway in the rain back to my …
While I was making Stacey’s quilt, many people said I should enter it at the fair. I told them it would have to be Stacey’s decision as the quilt belonged to her. Well, the day I gave it to her, without me mentioning a thing, she exclaimed that she wanted to put it in the …
