Category: Random
Me talkin to myself
-
Of course I would love the Friendly Street neighborhood where I live. It’s the official name of the neighborhood in Eugene because Friendly Street runs through its heart. It’s walkable. There’s a small grocery store that has everything you need. A food truck quad with sheltered dining. Four parks (two tiny, two large) within five…
-
As I read Kathy Watson’s compelling memoir Last Morning at Nora’s Table, I found myself thinking about Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking. Both books hinge on a shocking death, but Watson’s story is, for me, the more powerful. Watson starts the memoir in the kitchen of her first restaurant, then reveals in well-structured…
-
The National Shrine of St. Thérèse overlooks the deep waters of Lynn Canal northwest of Juneau, Alaska. It’s more retreat center than tourist destination, although visitors do find their way to the quiet gardens and the chapel that sits on a tiny island you reach by crossing a stone causeway. We visited a couple of…
