Category Archives: Family

In which Paul heads to the Bay Area, twice

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Karen

I, Karen, have done a lot of travelling recently, by plane. I went down to Walnut Creek for my guild’s quilt show last September. In October I flew down to Santa Clara to attend the Pacific International Quilt Show. And … Continue reading →

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Calgary Trip: July 26 – Aug 1, 2017

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Karen

I haven’t written in a long time, and make no effort here to catch up. Our latest trip was, however, interesting enough to write about. Mom flew up on Monday, July 24, so we could all go up to Calgary … Continue reading →

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Catching up–Paul

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Karen

May 21 – Paul checked the weather forecast before going out to paint the jamb around the front door — 15% chance of 0″ of rain tonight. Moments later, the bright lightning, loud rolling thunder, and rain pouring off the … Continue reading →

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Moving in

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Karen

On our drive up Wednesday, I received a call from North American, our moving company, telling me the weight of our load, and the amount due. The load weighed over 1,000 lbs more than expected – our move manager Tim … Continue reading →

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Moving out

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Karen

My days have been busy and tiring since we moved, and I’ve had little inclination to write in this blog. But I thought I’d crank up my brain and see if I could write about our moving experiences. The Friday … Continue reading →

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Around Grants Pass

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Karen

Thursday, Oct 29 – Before breakfast, Paul and I headed out on a 3.5-mi walk. We stopped in at Les Schwab to see about new tires for the car, and they could fit us right in. So we turned in … Continue reading →

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Day 21, in which we buy a tire and a book in Pocatello

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Karen

Dinner last night was at Butter Burr’s. The breaded veal cutlet was the daily special, and was oh so good! We had breakfast this morning with Karleen, Karrin and her girls, again at Butter Burr’s. I had the Early Bird … Continue reading →

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Avenue of the Giants weekend

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Karen

As I type this, we are spending a second night in Grants Pass. We’re “camped” in the parking lot of the Bridge Street Auto & RV Repair shop, the only RV repair shop in town.  More about that in a … Continue reading →

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Coyote Hills and other runs

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Karen

Wow. It has been a while since I wrote. I look at faceBook many times a day, and sometimes write a little line about my doin’s, but that’s not the same, is it? Saturday Debbie and I went to Brazen’s … Continue reading →

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Rocky Ridge Ultra half-marathon (or not)

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Karen

I can’t believe how far behind I am in blogging. Debbie and I have steadily been working on meeting the requirements for Brazen’s Ultra Half-marathon series [5 of their toughest half-marathons including October’s Rocky Ridge Half], and have done other … Continue reading →

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