FALL CREEK AND THE AMAZING RACE

Arthur and Anita of Fall Creek, Oregon were on the first episode of this season’s Amazing Race. Fall Creek is a small town about ten miles southeast of Springfield and about twenty miles southeast of Eugene.
I sold a home in Fall Creek last February, and fell in love with the town. It has [...]

YOU CAN HAVE A VEGETABLE GARDEN IN WINTER HERE

Our mild climate lets us grow and harvest vegetables right through the winter! Here’s a great article from the Register Guard newspaper on winter vegetable gardening with some useful tips.

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BELLY

Last night I went with some friends to Belly for dinner. The restaurant is on 5th Street, across from the 5th Street Market. It’s tiny, but very friendly. There is outdoor seating on the raised sidewalk.
Tigger B wasn’t into sitting in her highchair for long (she just turned 18 months old). [...]

RIVERPLAY DISCOVERY VILLAGE AT SKINNER BUTTE PARK

RiverPlay Discovery Village at Skinner Butte Park
We had a picnic at RiverPlay Discovery Village at Skinner Butte Park. Wow! What a wonderful place!

With Skinner Butte on one side and the Willamette River on the other side, the one acre playground has a village modeled on actual, historical buildings.

There is an elevated stream, a canoe, a [...]