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Category: travel

  • Where Would You Go for a Retreat-like Vacation?

    Sean and I have decided that we need a vacation. We really want to get away, and take Zoom with us. It’s an interesting prospect to travel with a baby, and so we think that we want this trip to be within driving distance. We’re drawn to the ideals of…

  • Thanksgiving In Vegas

    Hi guys, I just floated in from Vegas. My family decided that this year, instead of everyone traveling to my parent’s house, we’d all fly to Vegas. We rented a house off of VRBO (Vacation Rental by Owner). All in all, it was a great time. We did a decent…

  • New Orleans, Oak Alley and Laura Plantation and a Swamp Tour

    The second half of the New Orleans trip was awesome. My Mom and I spent five nights and had a grand time. On Monday, we decided to head out to a couple of plantations. We started with Oak Alley, which is famous … because folks, it’s where Hope and Bo…

  • A Trip to New Orleans: Part One

    Over the past six days, my Mom and I headed out to New Orleans for a little vacation. It was fabulous, and we had a great time. It was so great spending some time with my Mom, and getting to do lots of fun and interesting things. Here’s a little…

  • A Get Away to Olema – Cheese, Chickens and the Ocean

    As some of the regulars know, I left my job for a new one. I’m gonna be honest here, I originally gave two weeks, but then decided I wanted more time off between jobs. And, I’d totally had it with my old job. So I cut that down to about…

  • Some More Views of The Coast

    A few weeks back I posted pictures taken from my phone on the way up to one of my favorite places in the world. It’s north of where I live, at The Sea Ranch, California. My family has been going there, renting houses since I was about 11 years old.…

  • Back in Time

    I’m back from my vacation to the East Coast. There’s so much to share and so many cool things to relay … I will try to do the trip justice here over time. I’d planned my time around going to a single class called “The Bible through Art and Artifact;”…

  • Leaving on a Jet Plane

    One of my favorite stories from my friend Kathy (my Yale roomie) was from when she was a little girl. As a child of divorced parents, she had family in both California and Texas. She spent her summers in California and the rest of the year in Texas. Airplanes took…

  • So Many Doors

    As part of the upcoming threshold retreat, I’ve been looking for 60-70 pictures of doors. Each participant will get one, with a quote on the back. I’ve really enjoyed looking at all of the doors, and seeing the many different kinds. For a long time, I’ve enjoyed photographing flowers because…