Kenric told me if he hadn’t lived in San Francisco he would have lived in Seattle. I can see why. The different neighborhoods in Seattle really reminded us of our lives San…
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Animal Welfare in Ipoh
We no longer support or endorse Noah’s Ark Ipoh. So, you must be wondering, “What’s with Caren/Ah Leong/Peck Yoke and all these stray cats and dogs posts recently?!” I usually try to…
Catching Up After 20 Years
We drove the car onto the ferry and took it to Bainbridge Island. From there, we drove to Poulsbo to meet Kenric’s college friend and his wife for dinner. I immediately fell…
Kotor Kitties, Trap-Neuter-Return
When we left Kotor, Montenegro on our second visit last October (2018), we left very disturbed but resolved. Disturbed because we saw a neighbor stomping on a weeks-old kitten’s head killing it;…
The Oregon Coast, Cape Meares
The Oregon Coast really reminds us of the California Coast. It is the same coast, after all. Map of Places Visited
Peering Into Thor’s Well
We read that the best time to visit Thor’s Well is at high tide. Today’s high tide was forecasted to be at 6:23 pm. We arrived around 4:30. It’s a short hike…
Crater Lake, So Blue
Crater Lake. So blue. Only a small stretch of the lake’s rim is open. There is still a lot of snow on the road beyond this point, so we could only drive…
The 75th Anniversary of D-Day
These are some of the ovens at The Auschwitz-Berkinau concentration camp in Poland. During WWII, when Jewish prisoners were brought to the camp in cattle cars by rail, they were sorted. The…
Checking In To The County Poor Farm
Kenric was pretty excited about taking me to McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, outside Portland. The best way I can describe McMenamins is that it’s a food and beverage company that buys up…
Mount Hood’s Timberline Lodge
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