I have lived in three places and I consider all of them home. First: Minnesota, where I grew up and lived until I was 21. Second: Hawaii, where I lived for the next 25 years. Finally: Oregon, where I still live. Maralee
Day 220 – National Lighthouse Day
Today is National Lighthouse Day. I love lighthouses. I grew up a block away from the harbor in Grand Marais, Minnesota and often times went to sleep with the sound of the foghorn. Back in those days, it was an actual fog horn - a deep, bellowing sound that could be heard for miles. For …
Day 154 – Fog Rolling In
On day two of our coastal adventure we woke to heavy, thick fog. It was so foggy that we see the ocean and a heavy mist was soaking everything. Often, when it is foggy on the coast, it lifts as you go inland. So we took a drive up the Rogue River. I'd read about …
Day 41 – Experimentation
Today I decided to do some experimenting. I grew up in a small town and lived just a few blocks away from a harbor with a lighthouse. I loved the sound of the foghorn and the light of the lighthouse. Later on I started a collection of ceramic lighthouses the use candles to light them. …
