Topic: willamette

Alone this week, I busied myself with a borrowed dehydrator, a bottle of wine, a flank steak, Ore-Ida frozen hash browns, tofu, crummy supermarket grape tomatoes, a pint of succulent local Bings, frozen blackberry puree, and a half-flat of Willamette raspberries. Honestly, I feel like I could desiccate anything. But this is about raspberries, and...

I visited Judy and Dave Shipley. What fun. Their willamette area connections. They were so much fun to talk to, and so helpful, sharing their stories. There is an amazing photo of their cows in the middle of the road that I was able to scan. I love that photo. Dave's family the Shipleys have been around West Linn or four generations. Just when I thought I was done collecting photos, I meet the...

People and friends, who are familiar with my job, know how difficult the selection process is for me at Willamette Academy. Today almost makes up for it. This is the first day of the second Summer camp, and it is the day that our newest students arrive. They will be here without the other classes until Saturday. For many of these students and families this is going to be their first time apart for...