In which Thor, Reo dog, and I seize the day once more to celebrate being alive in our beautiful Pacific…
My turn to share a story of the antique bottles I found while diving on a sunken ship in the…
In which Thor finishes his tale of leading a geology field trip in remote Mexico to the amazing giant-crystal mine…
In which Thor takes another turn to explore our cabinet of curiosities, this time selenite and adamite crystals gleaned on…
In which Thor takes a turn to explain our cabinet of curiosities, starting with the basics: Salt. Like typical philosopher/scientists of the 19th century,…
Join Thor and me as we soak up some color therapy in the Skagit Valley, Washington, tulip fields. It’s spring!…
The perfect viewing for Valentine’s Day is the Merchant Ivory production of “A Room with a View” If you haven’t…
What would you do if caught in a “Groundhog Day” time loop? On February 2, 2026, Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil…
The Ken Burns documentary of the Lewis & Clark Expedition fleshes out the amazing adventures and challenges of the daring…
Our funky nearby community of Birch Bay pulls out the stops for New Year excitement with a Ring of Fire…










