December 17, 2016 You’ve seen a lot of posts from me this week! It’s snowy and icy and “Portlandy”. We don’t really handle snow and ice here very well; the town we live in (Beaverton) doesn’t even own a snow plow. Which makes sense since we really only get snow once every two years or… Continue reading Tuscan Bean Stew
Month: December 2016
A Christmas Carol – A Hero Journey
Many years I read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens during the run up to Christmas. Search for it here on my blog and you’ll find references to my write ups on the story. In the past I’ve seen it as a wonderful story of redemption – which it is – letting us know it is… Continue reading A Christmas Carol – A Hero Journey
Broken Arrow Trail – Sedona
November 9, 2016 I apologize for getting my recent posts out of chronological order – life happens. Back in November we headed down to Arizona for my niece’s wedding. We went a few days early to visit my uncle and aunt who live in Cottonwood – just a few miles from the famous Sedona. We… Continue reading Broken Arrow Trail – Sedona
Christmas Lights
December 15, 2016 Our neighborhood goes all out with Christmas lights; our “thing” is to wrap green lights around the trunks of the curb trees and string white lights up in the canopy. I’ve been wanting to get pictures of them for a while so when it snowed 3 inches yesterday I knew I had… Continue reading Christmas Lights
Reading: Weimar Germany by Eric D. Weitz
Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy by Eric D. Weitz My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book provides a comprehensive look at the politics and culture of Weimar Germany which existed from the end of World War I through the end of World War II, although it functionally was non existent once the Nazis seized… Continue reading Reading: Weimar Germany by Eric D. Weitz