UMTravels

Out of bed at 8am, skipped breakfast at the Bush, had coffee with Jamshed though — talked more about a freighter trip in the winter. Someplace warm. Was on the road a little before 9am, and back to the house at 1:30 which isn’t too bad. Gives a little (too little) time to get the [...]

Something must be working up here at the bush… got more comments in the last two days than I’ve had in months! So, we pick up the saga from yesterday morning (though I did check email last night as well, instead of going to the fashion show/auction). After yesterday’s blog and email morning session, Roushdi [...]

I am getting into a routine here at camp…. actually getting up for breakfast (maybe that will change now that I snagged another blanket), then coming back and making coffee at Jamshed’s cabin while checking my mail (40 unread since yesterday morning) and making a cup of coffee (they don’t serve caffeine at Breitenbush — [...]

OK — I’ll admit it. I wasn’t raised around pets. From an outsiders view I see the upside as unconditional love. I see the downside as vet bills, food bills, dealing with their feces (when I barely want to deal with my own), and accessories (chains, collars, toys). Then we get into the realm that [...]

You can’t go back. Water under the bridge. Move forward. In all my running around over the last several months, I discovered something. You can’t go back. That was then, this is now. Just keep moving forward. There are specific examples that I could relate — but most likely the would only make sense to [...]

Greetings from Breitenbush Hot Springs. Blog server is being funny today so we’ll just email in my entry. First — the update on the rest of yesterday. Got on the road a little before nine in the morning and was in Albany at a little before one with time for a burger and the first [...]

The morning list: Pack Book the trip to Tampa/St. Pete Leave for Oregon Visit Palm Harbor Homes for their 2pm tour (Albany, Oregon) Check in at the faerie gathering So, maybe you will get an update later in the day — or not.

Not as much sleeping in this morning. I have to get all the clothes packed, the bottles recycled, and the cabin cleaned out by noon. Working more today since as the Queen Registrar we have to meet and settle up the bill, which means rounding up WhiteWater and RiverSong (who has the check book). But [...]

Amazing how routines are easily established. Coffee, Computer, Lunch, Soak, Nap, Cocktails, Dinner, Show, Cocktails, Sleep. A meltdown last night… napped out of site of most, trying to get back to bliss. Soon, the real world will be coming back. But not now.

What a rare treat. A quiet space in Jamshed’s Java Jive… no one here, but a thermos of coffee. Time to catch up on not only the mail, but the blog as well. BBHa has offered a massage this afternoon — he is working on the other Queen Registar as we speak. It is his [...]

I seem to be getting into this wonderful routine…. sleeping until 9:00 or 10:00, then going over to Jamshed’s cabin (a faerie who came to a gathering 19 years ago and didn’t leave) for coffee, conversation, and ethernet. My excuse is that I need to check for any last minute cancellations. Thinking that excuse won’t [...]

Greetings from Breitenbush Hot Springs. In theory there is no internet or cell-phone access out here, but I know the secrets to get at least internet access. And coffee. At the same time. Having arrived a day before the gathering, there is a little more time to chill out before the hoards arrive this afternoon. [...]

First stop, Mark Whitaker’s to look at Black Locust for the kitchen counters. Second stop, Scotty’s to drop off printing equipment. Third stop, the Home Depot in Tigard for kitchen cabinets (will delay until Monday if I’m running late) Fourth stop, Breitenbush Hot Springs, and checking into cabin A-1 before dark and before dinner.

    Another wondering summer gathering at Breitenbush. Because of the China trip I didn’t get to arrive a day early as I usually do (and will do again in the winter). Got back from China on Tuesday, left for the gathering Wednesday. The Devil’s Hole swimming hole was unfortunately running over with staff members, their [...]