Vancouver, WA

During the fall there are some really great events at the Library.

This was done with so much fun that the kids had no idea they where learning anything at all, it was worth the time and trip. For a couple of hours she had lots of fun and learned something in the meantime.

There’s nothing like a ferry ride, pumpkins and hot cider to make kids young and old miss summer a little bit less. Today the sun was out, the air just slightly crisp. We put on our sweaters, packed a quick snack and headed out the door.

It reminded me of Gonzaga University where I roomed with a Vietnamese girl. One day I was invited to join her and a bunch of her friends for a memorable Vietnamese meal at the home of one of their sponsors. It was unlike anything I had ever tasted before or since, until today.

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 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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]