August on the Oregon Coast! Time for the annual gathering of the clan to enjoy the weather, the beach, family and friends, lots of good food and drink, golf, boogie boarding and just plain hanging out around the fire with a good book and a cold beverage! Let Beach Week begin! We started the week with buying a fresh load of firewood. My brother tracked down the wood cutter guys – what a couple of characters! – and got a cord of…
Spring and summer is an awesome time for gathering great and inexpensive goodies for the cottage. Practically a yard sale every other block on the weekends as everyone is either moving or just clearing out the clutter. Here are just some of the things I found for the cottage: Martini glasses – For some reason these always seem to disappear every summer so I grab them when I find them. I got this whole box for $3.00 at a yard sale in…
We just love our Fire Department here in Gearhart! It is a totally volunteer organization and they do a darn good job! The fire station is right in the center of town and the trucks are usually right out there for everyone in town to see. For many years the department would set off the big town siren once a week and all the volunteers would come out to train and sometimes wash the trucks. They had to stop setting off the…
I’ve been so busy writing about the cottage that I guess I forgot to mention our beautiful beach and coastline! What was I thinking? This is the best part! This is why we are here! This is where all the magic happens! So… here for your viewing enjoyment…. is a peek at what happens on the western edge of our neighborhood on a sunny summer day when everybody has come out to play because…. “IT’S A BEACH DAY!!” – 🙂 – We have…