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Nostalgia
Parkrose Hardware When I lived in Portland decades ago there was a hardware store, Beaumont Hardware, a few blocks from my home that I would…
A Road Less Traveled
(This was originally published as a post. It is being added here as a page.) For my inspections over the past several weeks I have…
Stormy Trip
(May 2017) This is the tale of a trip from Cathlamet to Olympia.Some background. Setting the stage. This is May. You know, May flowers! March…
USA
Memorial Day 2017Here are some things to reflect on regarding the United State of America.For many years we have been losing our freedoms. Piece by…
A Winter’s Tale
The forecast called for the snow to continue. “Three inches a day is fine by me,” said the old peddler of shovels and brooms as…