Entries by Bethany

Oregon Grape Jelly

My dear professor, Nelson Bentley, used to say that recurring memories are poems waiting to be written. After visiting a friend’s all-northwest garden Wednesday evening, I woke yesterday morning from a dream — I think it was a dream — of Oregon Grape. At least, I found myself drenched in images of it as I […]

Our Trip to Orlando

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p_ygTw4reA&w=560&h=315] I’m still recovering from our trip, and trying to get my mojo back. It wasn’t supposed to be about writing, but our Orlando trip — which was for the express purpose of visiting Disney World and Universal Studios — ended up having its measure of drama. (Thanks, Emma.) Seeing The Wizarding World of […]

Father’s Day

I meant, yesterday, to post something about Father’s Day. Then I saw the Lynda Barry video and got distracted. I’m sure my dad would understand. Yesterday was our last Sunday at Maplewood Presbyterian with our wonderful Pastor, Barry Keating. There was a video during the service, which my family was too distracted to have a […]