Tag: Ashland
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These boots are made for …
For 24 years we lived the rural life near Yosemite National Park. We loved the neighborhood and seemingly limitless space for our kids to play. We also thought our budget benefitted from the low “temptation index,” or a lack of nearby restaurants and stores. After the kids were gone and we stopped working,…
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Current Events
The latest storm brought strong winds and three (plus or minus) inches of rain to Ashland. Luckily, all remained quiet at our condo complex; no fallen trees or dropped limbs to disrupt our morning coffee. Unfortunately, others around town weren't quite so lucky. We took advantage of the break in the weather to stretch our…
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Ashland warms to winter recreation
Ice skates, snowboards and skis are signs of winter in Ashland, Oregon. Daily and evening ice-skating runs through March across from Lithia Park while Mount Ashland has opened all four of its lifts. Due to lack of snow last year, the ski resort did not open for the first time in 60 years. …
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Huge tree limb crashes coffee time
I was making coffee early Wednesday as 70-plus-an-hour winds howled outside. There was a deafening crack and crash as the building shook. What was that? Sue and I wondered. We went out on the back deck and could see part of a tree-sized limb from a coastal redwood that had landed on our neighbor's and…
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Bringing the Christmas Spirit Home
The historic town of Jacksonville celebrated the season with their annual Christmas parade Saturday morning. We grabbed a spot curbside to enjoy the festivities before heading for the mountains in search of the perfect Christmas tree. Posted with Blogsy
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Happy Halloween!
Ashland really loves its parades and the community was out in full force this afternoon. We scouted out a spot to enjoy the festivities, but soon found ourselves on our feet, not wanting to miss a thing. Posted with Blogsy
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Forge your own path to happiness
Happiness was a much discussed topic leading up to our recent move north. Leaving the life we knew to start over in a new city was exciting, but would we be happy? While scrolling through the news the other day, I stumbled upon this article – Ten Things Happy People Understand. Although I consider…
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Ashland is officially home, sweet home!
Four months after moving to Ashland, Oregon, our home here is complete, thanks to excellent work by kitchen and flooring experts. It was challenging to live in the mess and without a kitchen, but we got lots of exercise going down and up the stairs whenever we needed food from the fridge. There are two…
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