Miami Deco and Key West Sunsets
May 6th, 1990. Arriving in Miami Beach Greyhound station at 5:55 am was undoubtedly better than arriving there at night. I was warned that it could be dangerous, so I took the ‘H’ bus straight to the…
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Castles and Rockets
CASTLES AND ROCKETS May 3rd, 1990. The bus from D.C. to Orlando included 3 stops on my Greyhound route. Traveling alone usually means strangers end up talking to you! Obviously, this can be both good and bad. On the…
New York, New York
My journal from this day 30 years ago reads, “Landed safe at JFK, took a bus to Manhattan, went to the J.W.T. Office for Lucinda’s key and took a taxi (cab) to the flat. When I arrived I couldn’t…
30 Years Ago Today
30 years ago today, on April 18th, 1990, I set out on a world trip that changed my life forever. Just recently, my sweet mum found my journal I filled during my months of travelling, so I thought…
Washington DC to Orlando
April 29th, 1990, I sat on the Greyhound Bus from Port Authority, NY 7:00am to arrive in Washington D.C. at 12:45pm, and recorded, “New York was covered in a misty haze with only the tallest building poking through.…
Gophers & Insects
The kids found this little stick guy climbing up the walls yesterday. They kept him, and they let him wander around the house until they lost him. This morning while grabbing my jeans from the closet he reappeared! Yes,I screamed,…
Fury Woodland Creatures
Thank you Lord for all these cute things to love, and for Spring to remind me of the sunshine that is behind every cloud. These furry woodland creatures are everywhere right now. All the cutest little babies.…
Moving South
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD which made heaven and earth. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time…
My Mum
Today, is my wonderful mum’s birthday! She is absolutely the best mum in the world. She is also the BEST GRANDMA IN THE WHOLE WORLD. If there’s a toddlers hand to hold – she holds it, even when it’s sticky…
Building the House
It’s time to share some of the pictures of the adventure of building our house here in Oregon. We stopped and started quite often during that time but we certainly learned a great deal along the way! While…