Pat and Kathie

Don Diego de San Diego 1992-2007 Diego was a brave, loyal and loving kittie. His gentle spirit is free to travel the world.

A week or so ago, Joan posted a YouTube of Nick Cave...she's apparently into deep-voiced men. Her post reminded me of probably the fir...

I started to write my mountain stories several months back and got as far as Whitney and Shasta . The next chapter on Mt. Rainier was partl...

Sunday face update – the skin on either side of my jaw felt crinkly. That couldn’t be good. Kathie and I had a free day, meaning that we had...

I’m back. It took me longer than just lunch, but who’s counting? At 2:00 on the dot, Kathie and I ambled over to the Diamond Fund entrance. ...

Saturday morning, Kathie was already showered and getting dressed when I woke up. Rising, I noticed that my face felt puffier than usual. A ...

After lunch, the bus dropped us off at a Metro station (truthfully, I don’t remember which one now). Our guide had explained to us on the wa...

Kathie’s going to disown me if I don’t get this saga moving again. Sorry it’s taken so long, Kath. This ungodly heat has sucked all motivati...

This is our hundredth post. How appropriate. I think it was back in February that Kathie came up with the idea to go to Russia. Would I like...

So where have I been? I’ve been around. And what have I been doing? I’ve been a slug. Truly, there are no better answers to these questions....

Hello from Yaroslavl, Russia! Kathie and I are cruising along the Volga River after spending several days in Moscow. What a fabulous place! ...

"Lonely as God and white as a winter moon" ... Joaquin Miller on Shasta, late 1800's Even with the failed summit on Mt. Shasta...