Unintended Consequences

Although Rich and I do not have a TV in our little trailer, we do enjoy watching DVD's on a computer. Since we have very limited space in the trailer, we check out DVD's from a nearby library. One day recently, short on time, we planned a quick ten minute stop at the Newport Library. The plan was that each of us would choose two DVD's. Okay so far. The first DVD was Apollo 13, an entertaining tense thriller even when you know the outcome. The second was a foreign film, Poetry. Sounds benign but emotionally difficult to watch. I don't remember the third title. After we watched it though we decided not to watch the fourth DVD which was also a dark drama. The next trip to the library for DVD's we checked out comedies.

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse

View looking south from Yaquina Bay Lighthouse

This month Rich and I are volunteering at the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse in Newport. For two days we work as lighthouse keepers greeting visitors. The two other days we work in "the dungeon", downstairs in the basement in the gift shop. The basement is very cold. The lighthouse is on the national registry as an historic building. There is heat, but not much in the basement. I layer, layer, layer and stay warm. On sunny days the view is gorgeous. On a grey day.....you can't see much through the fog. We love the old building that was built in 1871. The Lincoln County Historical Society has furnished the living quarters with period pieces. 

Holidays and Thoughts of Home

Writing notes on our holiday letter, I was struck by how many people I have visited over the years and have had the pleasure of seeing their homes. It truly warms my heart to remember friends in their homes and know that they still are there. An anchor in my memory of the warmth of home and hearth. It struck me that it is not reciprocal. Now, few have seen our home. (It is too small for long visits). And our outdoor living environment changes from month to month. A strange anchor-less feeling. Enjoy the warmth of family, friends and home as we enjoy the warmth of our nomadic life.

Rich

Photo was taken at Waldo Lake a few years ago. What can I say. Computer refused to import photos from my camera. Cheryl

The Gypsies Have Landed

Here we are. December at Beverly Beach! You can't tell from this selfie, but we are standing on sand with ocean in the background. This picture was taken November 30, the only dry day so far. We were blessed with a bald eagle fly by during this inaugural beach walk.