Vancouver, WA

I love books the way some people love coffee. But with the economy as tight as it has been and the housing industry getting worse almost by the day, I try not to go looking for a good read too often other than at the library. Today I found myself at Vintage Books, tucked in [...]

The park has many different features: benches, picnic tables, even a covered section, nice wide paths, a basketball half-court, drinking fountain, the playground, a habitat area, and a huge hill.

The play area is cute and colorful, and thoroughly padded for soft landings. It is designed to be a Northwest scene, complete with soft rivers to follow, logs to crawl on and through, butterflies, flowers and frogs to sit on.

I have not been in the downtown area since before they moved the bus transit station, when the area was filled with homeless men harassing you for money. Not only is that gone, Vancouver has received a face-lift with an infusion of new business. So even if you are not interested in art, give yourself a treat and visit the new downtown Vancouver.

For me, an extended camping trip in our travel trailer at Maryhill State Park makes a relatively inexpensive family vacation, but being less than two hours away from Vancouver, it’s also a day trip worth taking.

…they brought huge platters with open-face hamburgers and large sides of French fries AND onion rings.

When we first went to Heritage Park in Camas I found out the Heritage Trail was over three miles long and that there was another trailhead at the other end with parking and a restroom. Years ago I had volunteered at Camp Currie for a weekend children’s event and we had taken canoes to where [...]

There is something romantic about walking on a balmy evening, seeing others dining out of doors, and though a parking lot could be distracting, the trees which were planted throughout, gave it an air of tranquility. I felt as though I had been transported to a different area or time, seeing the sunset through different lenses.

I picked Layla up at bible camp today, then stopped at Freddie’s for our favorite chicken strips before heading out to find our park for the day, one I’ve seen from 1-205 for years and had always planned to visit. I had my little trusty map that I had looked up online and had a [...]

I first found the Antique Mall a few years ago and visit it fairly frequently. I love the antiques, but I really go for the books available from Secondhand Prose, a “Friends of the Oregon City Library” used bookstore, which is located inside the mall. The bookstore is small, but packed with great books starting [...]