Giving Local
Head for Down to Earth to buy the perfect local gifts this season
When shopping for the people you love during this season of giving, shopping local can bring joy to every party involved. In Eugene, I like … Continue reading
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Gifts for that artist in your life
A good pencil is hard to beat
Artists should be easy to buy presents for, right? They all live in poverty and are pleased to receive anything of value. A $5 gift … Continue reading
Gassing up for gifts
Fueling up also provides shopping opportunities for those on the go
To you, it’s a gas station. To me, it’s a one-stop party shop. Between my job as a journalist and my hobby as an equestrian, … Continue reading
Presents for Preppers
Gifts for the beloved camper or doomsdayer in your life
If you have a friend who lives in the woods or in a bunker for much of the year, you know how difficult it can … Continue reading
Dreaming of a Damp Christmas
Fifty-some hours of holiday fun on Oregon’s drizzly south coast
Oregon’s south coast — we’re talking Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston — provides a great holiday getaway for the hardy, with a range of … Continue reading
It’s About Time
Summer is over; the rain is here
There is nothing like three days of hard rain to signal the proper end of summer and the beginning of the rainy season, aka our … Continue reading
House of Horrors
Trump's Worst Nightmares Just in Time for Halloween
You thought you hated all those political posts. You’ve unfriended or unfollowed all your liberal friends on Facebook. But Halloween is drawing near, and now … Continue reading
Cultivating Discipline
Fall is the time to plan your garden
After months of getting out early to harvest the garden bounty and water the vegetable beds, fall is here and I have a little extra … Continue reading
The American Way Of Death
A meditation on dying, grief and the bodies we leave behind
About four years ago, my stepdad walked down a garden path in the backyard of the house he shared with my mother. It was springtime. … Continue reading
Ghosting Oregon
Our family's experience exploring abandoned towns in eastern Oregon
What is it about our fascination with those abandoned places known as ghost towns? Are we hoping to find some long lost treasures? Are we … Continue reading