Posts Tagged ‘Milton-Freewater
Dear “neighbor”
You walked by my house again this past week. Right in front of my house, where children skate and ride their bikes. Where elderly folks take a daily stroll and joggers whisper past in the pre-dawn dark…right there, you pulled out a big bottle of whiskey and took a deep drink. For all to see.
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On the way to the trash
This was written by Kathy Winn of Milton-Freewater just before Christmas. I didn’t post it in time for the actual day, but I hope we all still have a “hangover” from being soaked in the spirit of the season.
The Christmas Chair
“Hey, I’ll take that chair for Christmas.”“OK, you can have it.”“Oh, no, I was just [...]
Phone fantasy
when I wonder how much physical impact a thrown cell phone might have…
I was in a meeting recently. No one was very excited about it, including the facilitator.
But we were there and largely awake. One guy, however, was that and then some.
He fiddled with his phone like he was sending out air traffic control signals [...]
Hecka lotta wasps
I figured when I got rid of most of the overgrown shrubs around the perimeter of my house, we’d see way less wasps this summer.
How could I have known the evil buggers would decide to move into the black metal rim of the trampoline, all nice and heated and hollow…and protected from my sight.
Nope, it [...]
Muffins with Mom
This morning was “Muffins with Mom” at my youngest daughter’s school.
This event is new to me, but it’s designed to promote reading with your kid. Again, let me laud the school’s librarian for innovation and a positive attitude, given that she can’t even be sure there will be a school library next year.
We started with [...]
Color me “eggnog”
WOOT! The painting of my house has begun. What was once an argument between “peach” and “pink” is becoming “Wyndham Cream.”
My fifth-grader calls it “French vanilla ice cream that melted,” but I think the easiest way to describe it is “eggnog.”
We’ve needed to do this for awhile, and the plan was to get to it [...]
Dreams of Short ‘n Thicks
Apparently I’m thinking about comfort food these days, but today’s post it is not my fault.
I overheard my colleague, Karlene, talking about local restaurants with yummy burgers for an upcoming Lifestyles magazine feature. She mentioned Burger Hut in Milton-Freewater — my home town — and the radar went up.
Me: Did they talk about the Short [...]
Things that go squish in the bite
Last week I walked into our Milton-Freewater public library with fire in my belly and an urge to cry.
I had a letter in my hand warning me I was the owner of a “backyard fruit tree” and Oregon law was demanding I do something about it.
Basically, I was harboring my crab apple tree with criminal [...]
