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Columbia River Gorge in September with 6tzen

Posted on Sep 27th, 2009 by Crystal

The Columbia River Gorge is famous for the windsurfing and kitesurfing. And cherries. The landscape is truly remarkable, and the river large and deep enough to accommodate barges and ships from the sea all the... More »

My Thursday night was brilliant

Posted on Sep 7th, 2009 by Crystal

A few hours later, we got up again and packed the car for our 8 hour drive to my dad’s house.

Last Day of School!

Posted on Jun 10th, 2009 by Crystal

My girlie will only be in the 6th grade for one more day. She's such a sweetie, and growing so fast. Gosh, I love that kid. Friday morning we are driving her down to Humboldt... More »

My heart is with Palestine

Posted on Jan 5th, 2009 by Crystal

Omar and his family are ok. He told me not to worry. "How far away from Gaza are you?" I asked, since I recall he lives near Hebron, toward the east side of Israel/Palestine. "50... More »

Real Estate blues

Posted on Sep 27th, 2008 by Crystal

Well, the good news is: I no longer own property in Massachusetts. Other good news is: I have some pretty awesome friends... And on top of that: My man is my very best friend, and... More »

Sober Up

Posted on Sep 21st, 2008 by Crystal

My man's been involved in AA pretty actively for all the twenty years he's been sober. Yup. Twenty years in March. He goes out of his way to find AA groups that appeal to him.... More »

Moldy Cornbread

Posted on Aug 24th, 2008 by Crystal

Things are bad here. Tough, tough, tough. I have been managing to hold it together most of the time, but this morning I flipped out in the kitchen while my girlie was in the living... More »

Joy!

Posted on Jul 26th, 2008 by Crystal

Friends and Real Estate

Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Crystal

My Massachusetts trip went really well, considering. Best of all, I got to catch up with some friends, and my new cousin. In the photo from the left is Mads (Madhawa Palihapitiya), his wife Kumudu... More »

Let's see how it goes

Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Crystal

I arrived in Massachusetts yesterday evening to see about getting my tenant evicted. Uuhhhggggg. I hate conflict. Anyway, the day went pretty well. I had a direct flight from Portland to Boston. While I did... More »