Much of November was uneventful—it mostly consisted of the usual routine for the first few weeks minus a kid’s birthday—but for the week of Thanksgiving we visited Burbank to spend the holiday with my brother and his family. That trip started out slightly awry, as we tried to leave town on Friday the 18th, right… Continue reading November wrap-up
Category: Travel
Bandon
My wife and I just spent an anniversary weekend over on the Oregon Coast, in the southern town of Bandon. I think I’ve written before about how I really like this town; we’ve been three times previous but the last time was some nine years ago, which is too long. Bandon is small (about 3300… Continue reading Bandon
A weekend in Ashland
We left Friday morning (just the wife and I; Grandma had the kids for the weekend) and headed down to southern Oregon for a play and a getaway. The weather turned out great, and the trip was largely a winery tour, among other things; we visited four wineries and ended up buying just over a… Continue reading A weekend in Ashland
Lego skeletons are cool
We had a great spring break trip to San Diego last week, and while we took a bunch of pictures, there are three especially that I couldn’t resist posting here. Mostly because they’re so messed up and random. The first two are from Legoland. That place is like the Lego Disneyland—lots of rides and fun… Continue reading Lego skeletons are cool
Spring break: San Diego
Next week is spring break around here, and this year we decided to pack up and head down to San Diego for the week, to visit my brother and his wife. We’re driving down, spreading it out over two days each way. It’s roughly 1000 miles from Bend to San Diego, so that’s a lot… Continue reading Spring break: San Diego
Cowboy Dinner Tree review
The Cowboy Dinner Tree was fabulous. A real experience, one I would absolutely do again! So this review will mostly consist of gushing over the meal (I can’t think of anything bad to say), followed by a few pictures. Read on…
Cowboy Dinner Tree
Tonight my wife and I are driving down to Silver Lake to eat at the Cowboy Dinner Tree. This is actually something we’ve wanted to try out for years, but it was this article in the Bend Bulletin which finally prompted us to make reservations. Probably the best description I could give is one I’ll… Continue reading Cowboy Dinner Tree
Memorial weekend in Lincoln City
Our big Memorial Day weekend was spent over on the Oregon coast, chillin’ out in Lincoln City. …I of course mean “chillin’ out” quite literally; it was chilly and windy and rainy on Saturday and Sunday, and finally started getting nice on Monday, when we were leaving. It was in the 50s and maybe low… Continue reading Memorial weekend in Lincoln City
Our trip to Eugene
This is sort of like those “How I spent my summer” essays—did anyone ever really have to write those? Anyway… The main purpose of our day trip to Eugene was to visit one or several of the children’s stores they have over there that specializes in kid beds; our four-year-old is soon to turn five… Continue reading Our trip to Eugene
Eugene day trip tomorrow
Tomorrow we’re off to Eugene for a day trip. We doing some kids bed shopping, and will likely stop at the Steelhead Brewing Company (fodder for The Brew Site) for lunch and beer. Likely it’ll be a decent trip. It’s supposed to be 71 in Eugene tomorrow, so that’s good.