This summer has been pretty amazing for our little garden. At the start of summer, we had plenty of peas, garlic, and herbs like cilantro, parsley, sage, dill and mint. But now we are keeping steady with pole beans, zucchini (so much zucchini), cherry tomatoes and cucumbers. It has been a real effort to keep…
Month: August 2017
The Perfect Game: 10 years later
Ten years ago today on a blistering hot West Texas night I pitched a perfect game. Everything was working: my 60mph fastball, my slider, my curve and even my nasty forkball in the dirt. It was a thing of beauty to watch. You see, 10 years ago is when I somehow convinced Veronica Sandate that…
Abandoned Lime cement plant
There are few things as fun as exploring abandoned buildings. Something about nature retaking what belongs to it is fascinating to watch. I’ve driven past the Old Cement Factory, as we call it, probably a hundred times while winding through the canyon coming out of the Blue Mountains in eastern Oregon. Growing up in Seattle…
Traveling the PNW 