Holiday Inn Exp Stes Eugene

So this is the start of my travel blog for FRANCE. I was just too excited to wait to start it until I leave in January. For anyone who doesn't know, I'm going to France on either January 9th or 10th to study abroad in Poitiers, a small medieval town in the province of Poitou-Charentes, which is on the western coast of France, only an hour and a half train ride to/from Paris (omg!). I really don't know much yet as for the ...

As anyone that has had the unfortunate task of traveling with me can imagine.....in order to get to our 8am flight at Regan Airport in DC, we got up at 4am and were at the airport by 6am. So the early start made for a long day, but with Florence struggling with a cold (no fever, so it's not Swine Flu), and a sore shoulder, we were ready to get home. <br><br>The flights were right on time, and we even caught the shuttle to our car with perfect ...

... to say.. I had a great time. <br><br><br>In other news..<br><br>Rob' brother Brian and his wife Sue arrived on Monday and are staying to Friday! It's great to see some family! And Mum and the boys are coming for the weekend! YAY! <br><br>I've been hard at work on my halloween costume for the party we're going to this weekend.. pictures to be posted in the future!<br><br>Today.. solo adventure.<br>

I went back up to Eugene, picked up Katie and we drove back to Idaho. On the way there we camped in the Cascades at the Metoleous River. The photos don't really show how incredible this is, at the mouth of the Metoleous the water comes out of the side of the mountain. Turn around and it's a full river.<br><br>We drove through the Craters of the Moon National Monument, also an incredible area.<br>

... oh well.<br><br>I went to the coast with my friend LaRosa, drove by my old house and found the fence I built and designed still standing :) I went to my first of several WINGS seminars, I am learning and growing a lot from these seminars and will stay connected with the program. If you're curious, google WINGS Eugene and check them out.<br><br>

... wire down to the right size, and I wrap it around the two pots at the thickest part. I use two pairs of small vice grips to make sure it's tight. Then I mortar over the top of that. I place the whole concoction over the top of my stove burner (set to medium low heat, maybe 4 of 10) place the lid on it, and leave it overnight (about 8-12 hours). The next day, I spend a little more time reading about tandoors and I discover all this information about curing your tandoor oven. Curing is ...

Hi again. It's nice to be home. For me at least...poor Andrew is back at work. As for me, I hope to re-join the ranks of the respectably employed in September if my firm will have me back early. If not, it looks like we'll be eating a lot of top ramen til December. Luna won't mind. Speaking of which, our pleasantly plump little butterball lost 15 pounds while in the care of my dear sister Nina. 15 pounds! So as you can see from our ...

To recapitulate a bit. <br><br>Before leaving on a projected two-year experiment in living in Turkey, and all the unknowns of travel and and such, considering my own mortality I felt obligated to a painting that I had begun some 34 years before that rested unfinished.<br><br>I was able to "provisionally" finish the painting, and locate a placement for it in a position which I imagined and which I called a "public conservatorship." The ...

... Louise gave us a lift for a few miles out of Newberg so that we could make our next destination before dark. As we walked through farm country, we saw that plant nurseries are a big industry in this area, but there were also dairy and berry farms all around. It was quite pastoral. We've also noticed how many Latinos live in the area and learned from Louise that many are farm workers. Some Latinos have worked at her rose nursery for many years, and she has come to know and ...

... cumulative numbers began to obstruct the view. I sensed we were riding through a forest park. One could see both the trees and the forest. For a recent couple of nights I slept under the stars. It was a bit more humid than expected; my sleeping bag was damp in the morning. Last night was our final camping night. I pitched under a giant (surely 5 feet in diameter) Douglas fir tree alongside the McKenzie ...