Salem, Oregon, United States

No, we haven't been eaten by Sasquatch.  We've spent the last month in Salem, Oregon, house sitting for friends and enjoying the ease of modern comforts while stopping to rest and work on music and writing for a while.  Friends, Kristin and ...

... in Portland, visited downtown Salem's "Acid Ball," rode the Salem Carousel, saw "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Da Vinci Code," tasted Oregon beers, toured the chilly coast, looked at art, watched shooting stars from a hot tub, played Clue, cooked borshcht, ...

... ; Honeywood Winery is Oregon's oldest producing winery. Enchanted Forest and Gilbert House Children's Museum are fun for the kids; so is August's Oregon State Fair. Salem, Oregon Population 140,977 Elevation 154 Mountain and Pacific time zones

It's nice to be home but it's always sad when a loved one passes on.