The Cathedrals of Salisbury, Bristol, and Wells, England
After we had danced our way out of jet lag at the European Swing Dance Championships in London, we had a few days to kill [Read More…]
AuthorChuck Ros
Windsor Castle, London
Yep, we’ve arrived in Europe. Ok, we give up when it comes to luggage. More precisely, Lori gives up. It seems her bags have targets [Read More…]
5 Reasons The Columbus Zoo Might Be The Best
Nobody will argue that The Columbus Zoo in Columbus, Ohio is one of the best zoos in America, but after we had a chance to [Read More…]
An American’s Explanation of Rugby
We dropped into England in the middle of the Rugby World Cup and were immediately smitten with World Cup fever. We are particularly susceptible to [Read More…]
Please Don’t Make Me Drive Any More
No, we weren’t in Paris. And no, we haven’t been flying Russian airliners out of Egypt. By the magic of delayed blogging, however, we are [Read More…]
Oregon Grape Harvest
(Above: Looking across Oregon vineyards to Mt. Hood on the horizon.) In wine producing areas across the northern hemisphere, September and October is grape harvest [Read More…]
The Spruce Goose, Happily Nesting in Oregon
“Another aviation museum, really?” That was Lori’s reaction when I told her about the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Regular readers recall [Read More…]
McMinnville: The Sonoma of Oregon Wine Country?
(Above: who doesn’t love a town with a bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin?) Don’t you love how people compare places this way? Bruges is the [Read More…]
It Was 1965
Long Blog Alert. You’ve Been Warned. Today is my birthday. I’m 50. Without fanfare, and without want of fanfare, I’m passing the half-century mark in [Read More…]
The Stunning Central Oregon Coast
We’ve heard that the Oregon coast is a beautiful place, but sometimes you just have to go and see for yourself. What we found is [Read More…]