Are you ready to ride?
BY: JOSIAH DEAN Owning a boutique destination inn means we meet a lot of interesting folks from near and far. Just this week, guests from France, Germany and Italy. And that was just Wednesday! Closer to home, I met Ayleen Crotty of ORBike and Heidi Bierle from Enroute Transport in Portland, about developing cycling tours here — and they …
A quickly fading slice of life?
BY: JOSIAH DEAN It’s full-on summer, so most of us are “busy” relaxing and exploring near and far. Claire is on a pilgrimage to southern France as you read this, furthering her training on The Magdalene Path. Closer to home, however, we near Vintage Dufur Days (August 11-12) a charming 2-day celebration of our rural farming roots. (We …
Avoid the the Pop and Sizzle
BY: JOSIAH DEAN If you’re like many right now, you might find this an interesting time to be patriotic in this country. And there are many ways to express it. I used to love all the color, sizzle and spark of a good fireworks display but this year, my heart isn’t in it. So how …
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