Tag: OCTOBER 2015
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The Last Entry….home
Portland International Airport passport control and immigration were a puzzle to me. Of course the confusion contributed to my anxiety level as I had a limited amount of time to get to my Seaport air flight home. We disembarked at the International flight terminal and walked into a large room where all passengers…
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Who assembled this group?
There are four women staying at this house. I am 20 years older than the oldest. Their life experiences reach far beyond mine. When I first arrived there was a woman from Seattle, a Washington State Patrol Officer. Merka had most recently lived in Bend. Gwen called Portland her hometown. Gwen’s uncle once taught…
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The Little Fox House
Are you wondering what I am up to today? I awoke before the alarm from a dream about chasing pigs off Maryhelen Peterson ‘s porch. After a luxurious hot shower I headed to the bus station for tranporttation to a place where I would still need to walk 18 km. Just by…
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Backyard fences
Growing up on Berney Drive in Walla Walla I learned a lot about fences. The man who built our house, Ralph Bramlet, brought a load of lodge pole from his land in Dixie, Idaho. I was given the job of peeling bark and painting a sealant and holding the poles while we built the lodge…