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  • Rediscovering Oregon: Silver Creek Falls

    Rediscovering Oregon: Silver Creek Falls

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    I’m spoiled. Having grown up here in Oregon, it wasn’t until my family moved away for five years that I came to appreciate what a rich oasis it truly is– and why my grandparents flocked here during the 1930’s Dust Bowl with dreams of prosperity as farmers. The thick, insulating blanket of low-lying clouds keeps…

  • Rediscovering Oregon: Tillamook Forest Center

    Rediscovering Oregon: Tillamook Forest Center

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    This summer we’re delighting in our gorgeous, green home-state of Oregon. After five years away, we relish the familiar splendor through new, appreciative eyes. I shared already about our favorite hike to a hidden mountaintop lake, but here’s another lesser-known blip on our well-worn Oregon map… On a quiet highway that winds from Portland’s urban sprawl, through a sea of towering conifers,…

  • Tumble Lake (our favorite family hideway hike)

    Tumble Lake (our favorite family hideway hike)

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    It’s good to be an Oregonian again. Between ambitious home-improvement projects, swim lessons & drama camp, playdates & birthday parties we’ve been ardently adventuring in our old stomping grounds this summer. I’m dedicating a little space here on the bliggity-blog to a few of our favorite Oregon haunts that we’ve been rediscovering. Tumble Lake is one such favorite. Unknown by most locals, I’ve…

  • Mermaiding in Oahu

    Mermaiding in Oahu

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    Center Sister turned ten last week. In keeping with family custom, she celebrated with a long-anticipated trip with Daddy to a mystery destination. We call it a Lowry Ten, after our friends who started the same tradition with their kids a year before us. Just like Firstborn’s trip two years ago, Husband & I selected the secret location by giving special consideration…

  • V is for Volcanos

    V is for Volcanos

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    Continuing along blogging through the alphabet with homeschoolers online, we’re on the letter V this week. a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o / p / q / r / s / t / u /…

  • Home Sweet Money Pit

    Home Sweet Money Pit

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    Last week I referenced the classic 1980’s comedy The Burbs, in regards to our Radical Ranch Remodel, but this week I’ve got another timeless Tom Hanks film foremost on my mind: Perhaps it’s the Realtor in me, but I just adore this film– along with the Chevy Chase classic, ‘Funny Farm,’ which details the most over-the-top home-staging-to-sell scheme in the…

  • Wanderlust & Rabbit’s Feet (T is for Travel)

    Wanderlust & Rabbit’s Feet (T is for Travel)

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    I’m blogging through the alphabet with A Net in Time and Hopkins Homeschool. This week we’re on the letter T… in our homeschool T is for Travel. a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o /…

  • Enchanted Forest

    Enchanted Forest

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    You might have guessed at it, but I’m a fan of folklore, fairy-tales, mythical magical whimsy, and all things imaginative… Unicorns, mermaids, wizards, hobbits, and fairies are fixtures of our home. Accordingly, the girls and I were delighted to introduce Little Man (and my youngest niece) to a real life Enchanted Forest of wonderment this week. A fixture…

  • Rockin’ the Suburbs

    Rockin’ the Suburbs

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    I’m blogging through the alphabet with homeschoolers online and this week S is for Suburbia. One of the greatest perks of homeschooling is the geographical flexibility– one can do school from virtually any kind of home, and it seems we’ve pretty much tried them all. Despite the occasional changes of scenery, homeschooling together as a family remains a stable constant for which we’re…