Category Archives: Oregon

Lincoln City : the swim meet

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Siena was at the pool at 7:15 am that day.  Her first competitive swim meet.  I didn’t say anything but I had a stomach ache when I woke up, and I didn’t sleep well the previous night… nervous and so … Continue reading →

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Lincoln City, Oregon : part 1

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

At the end of last month, we headed south and to the coast, to Lincoln City. We’ve never stayed here before, but it didn’t really matter.  We were there for a very special reason.  It was Siena’s first competitive swim … Continue reading →

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clay day

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

The other day we got the library’s Children’s Museum pass, and decided to go to their clay  studio. And we spent the whole morning there, playing and making.   Now we are waiting for some of these pieces to get … Continue reading →

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Eagle Creek, Oregon

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

When we went last February for a hike to Eagle Creek, we knew we had to take our friends there to see it. It’s not a long hike, it’s close to Portland, and it is so beautiful. We go there … Continue reading →

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we’ve been playing + visiting

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

We’ve had our friends from overseas for just over a week, and we’ve had many late nights, many stories remembered, new stories as well and lots of laughter.  We’ve had many meals, beers, wine, tea and coffee.  We’ve gone for … Continue reading →

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[ making : with stinging nettle + some sort of tutorial ]

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

I wrote about when we went to pick the stinging nettle a couple of weeks ago, but now I have the pictures of what we made with all of it. 1- I blanched the nettle and just chopped it in … Continue reading →

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:: a close up look of our backyard ::

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

The other day, I grabbed my camera, went outside and paid attention. I see spring is coming.  All in our own back yard.  Do you see signs of spring around you?

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:: The Art Museum : the NW Coast Tribes, finally seen in real life ::

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Because we were studying the NW Coast Native Americans a while ago, I looked around town to see where we could go see in person something that will help us learn more.  That’s when I came across the exhibit at … Continue reading →

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:: The Art Museum : the masks + bags ::

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Masks from different tribes of the Pacific NW Coast and Arctic. This one is the one that Lucas made from the Masks book we’ve been using.  It’s a mask from the Yup’ik Tribe from 1900.  Made of wood, feathers, paint … Continue reading →

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:: The Art Museum : the beads ::

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Look at this work. A child’s vest from the Flathead tribe, from 1930.  Glass beads on cloth. I’ve never done bead work, but I can see that the time that took to make these, must have been many, many hours. … Continue reading →

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