I grew up in the years of the Vietnam War protest, and racial protests, graduating from High School in 1968, a long time ago. Our country was not in good shape then, and here we are again. Today will be a first for me, we are headed to a No Kings! Protest this morning, my…
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TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – July 1, 2025
Make your own mayonnaise it’s super easy. The input from last week was that tips about art, food, and travel were all of interest, so this week’s is about cooking. We have not bought any mayonnaise for many years, making your own is so quick and easy, no whisking or drizzling of oil required. All…
This week in The Pearl – June 27, 2025
Food and eating was a frequent part of this week. Lunch is our main meal of the day, it was that way before we went to France and has continued to this day. That was convenient while in Europe since folks there have a tendency to eat late, some places do not even open until…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – June 10, 2025
Food and art, an oasis in times of trial. As I write this there are 4000 National Guard troops, and 400 Marines in Los Angeles; the authoritarian response for a mostly peaceful protest that the LAPD and the Governor were quite capable of handling on their own. Hope, being the attitude that things could get…
This week in The Pearl – June 6, 2025
After a busy month of traveling in May we are planning to stay pretty close to home for the next month or so. The more we get out and about in The Pearl the more we like it. We discovered that we have easy access to the north end of the Willamette River Greenway Trail…
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