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Wave Without A Shore

From S. California, come up on the back side of the Sierra, through Donner Pass to Winnemucca NV (good stop, with barbecue), then east until you can come up the EAST side of the central mountains of Oregon, through the TriCities to Spokane. We did this to San Diego...

...this is an undocumented adventure. ;)Vanye, as a Musketeer

...this is an undocumented adventure. ;)Vanye, as a Musketeer

We'd be doing it differently than in the past. Our notion: find a cheap motel where people can stay, within striking distance of the heart of Spokane, go for some good but not ferociously pricey eateries for the duration, go ride the carousel in the park, ride the...

Smoke. We've not had as bad fire seasons as in 2000-2007. But it's been dry, as aforementioned, and the fires are what you get in the PNW the way you get tornadoes to cope with in the south. Unlike tornadoes, however, you do get to choose whether to live in the piney...

It's been a dry July. But a system is on its way. What it HAS been is a very cool July, and weeds are growing like mad. The ones in the gravel paths, however, can be dealt with via the 'hula hoe' as it used to be advertised. It's a loop hoe, or a squared metal loop...

It's been a dry July. But a system is on its way. What it HAS been is a very cool July, and weeds are growing like mad. The ones in the gravel paths, however, can be dealt with via the 'hula hoe' as it used to be advertised. It's a loop hoe, or a squared metal loop...

I'm a lazy sod. If Jane wants 10 liters of Mountain Dew from the grocery, I'll buy it, I'll lug it, but drink one bottle of that stuff that has to be carried, heck, no---it's stuff that has to be carried and she doesn't run out as soon if I abstain. Then we got a Soda...

...which had gotten really weedy on the alley edge. I remembered my goggles --- a session at the doc's getting my cornea perforated (like a lawn aeration) so it would re-adhere (a flying rock had created a bubble or loose spot) ---persuades me that I don't want to go...

So I got out the leaf blower and cleared the patio, and took the weedwhacker to the evergreen beds on the side of the house: next is going to be the driveway area. I so want to do something with that. But first is going to be taking the mattock to a forsythia bush...

So I got out the leaf blower and cleared the patio, and took the weedwhacker to the evergreen beds on the side of the house: next is going to be the driveway area. I so want to do something with that. But first is going to be taking the mattock to a forsythia bush...

The breed of algae that came in with spring rains is real tough. It's so fine it doesn't get caught in regular filters. WE've tried every algae killer in existence. I finally ordered, from Foster & Smith, some real fine (lime green) filter pads, and they made a little...