I met Irene and Cheryl last week at Double J Jerseys dairy farm in Monmouth, Oregon, where they live. I was there on a tour hosted by the Organic Valley coop, of which Double J Jerseys is a part. These heifers are not only happy, they’re [...]
Almost two years ago, I wrote a long blog post about some summer adventures – one in California and one in Des Moines, Iowa. Almost a week ago, I boarded a plane, dressed proudly in my ‘Des Moines Hell Yes‘ t-short that I had taken home from my [...]
A year and a half after being accepted to the program, Gavin has finally started the UCDavis BrewMaster Program. Which meant that we needed to get Gavin to Davis before it started two weeks ago. Since we never pass up a chance at an [...]
*photo by my (very talented) friend, James De Leon
alright, i’m officially back. Not just back in the United States but back to more regular blogging habits. Now that I don’t have to find an internet cafe and pay for the use of a computer every time I want [...]
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Just want to send some love out there and say Merry Christmas to all you lovely folks. I hope your Christmases were as jolly as it gets and that you are [...]
Let’s see… where did I leave you? In Thailand I believe. So now I want to give you the low-down on Malaysia since that is where we’ve been for the last month. And here’s how I plan to do it: food. Bet you didn’t see that coming…
After a month and a half in [...]
As of this moment, we are in the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. We have been in Malaysia for a few days now but I cannot move on to tales of Malaysia until I have made some very important points about Southern Thailand (we plan to visit Northern Thailand at the end of this [...]
Hello friends, I promise I’ve been thinking about you but it’s hard to be a good blogger without my trusty mac on hand all the time. But I’ve finally found a comfortable internet setup that is costing me very little so here goes with a little update…
We left the farm after being there for [...]
This is crazy. And I mean that in the way someone does when she can’t walk straight down a sidewalk because there’s too much to look at and when she finally reaches the intersection, she looks up and says, “This is crazy.” Also in the way that a lo-budget youngster means when [...]








