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FAMILY TIME SUNSET ON THE WESTERN EDGE

October 1, 2024 by

Family time needs a motto, and this could be one: “It’s better to create something and be criticized that to create nothing and criticize others.” But what feeds the creative force?

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DOWNTOWN PORTLAND OREGON ON A FAMILY SATURDAY NIGHT

June 23, 2024 by

Traveling to downtown Portland for a visit, for a look-around? But you’ve seen the news, the tents, the drugs, the crime. So have I. It’s a red flag, but not this time. We took a chance to claim, or reclaim, the Rose City as our own.

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FAMILY TIME ON THE SNEAK

March 25, 2024 by

If family time is a priority for you why not mix it up? Instead of the same ol’ same ol’,  do new things. Like what? Like sharing time, unplanned time. For example:

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COOKING PARTY FOR ADDED LIFE FLAVORS

March 19, 2024 by

A cooking party around my house is a regular thing. Even if it’s just me. The requirements? Someone needs to take over the operation so I’m not the control freak. When it’s pizza baking, there are other things involved. Such as:

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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS FOR NORTH BEND’S FUTURE

August 26, 2023 by

Tourist attractions for non-golfers on their way to Bandon? If you’re not golfing, why go to Bandon? When daddy brings the family to town and parks his jet in North Bend before heading for Bandon Dunes, what’s the family do while he’s gone?

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OREGON BLUES ON A FATHER / SON DAY

July 2, 2023 by

Oregon blues are a different blues. I blame the clouds. But no clouds on Waterfront Blues Festival Saturday, which is why I wore a rash-guard hoodie instead of layers of sunscreen. It was a no cloud Saturday awash in family time:

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FAMILY MATTERS MORE WITH DOUBLE MAGIC

June 30, 2023 by

Family matters more when the group starts shrinking. I know the story of a couple who immigrated to America with their little boy. Then they had a baby girl who grew up in Los Angeles. Like all the smart kids in school she moved to Oregon and married a local. This is where I come […]

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GET UNSTUCK IN LIFE SOONER THAN LATER

November 30, 2022 by

If you pay attention to your feelings you may find yourself stuck, then the goal is trying to get unstuck. Can’t sleep, worried half to death, snacks in the middle of the night kind of stuck need attention. Here’s what I do, and you can too:

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VISIT GRANDMA FOR LESSONS SOONER THAN LATER

October 29, 2020 by

My Visit Grandma story is about the first woman elected to the Bend City Council in 1964. My Grandma. I was twelve and she was something. My grandparents were church people who abided by Presbyterian rules. They took it very seriously. As church people do, they made it a big part of their local reputation, […]

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