TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip


Wherever today finds you, with your own company or in the company of friends or family, Tricia – Travels Through My Lens, and theTravelsketcher wish you joyeux Noël.

A whirlwind with a couple of calm breaks


We left San Diego and our California family and headed to Portland, Oregon. It has been a whirlwind, mostly. Our first stop was Newberg, OR, with our daughter and son-in-law, Alexis. We had lunch with my son and daughter-in-law, visited my other son in Vancouver. We stayed with friends in Portland, then back to Newberg…

Merry Christmas – a present to me


It is Christmas Eve here in Newberg, Oregon, USA. We are looking forward to one of our favorite traditions, hot chocolate and “The Polar Express” with Alexis and Joe. One of my favorite Christmas songs is John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over).” It asks, “Another year older and what have you done?” Certainly a…