By Erika Weisensee Gone are the days of dropping off film and getting back a surprise stack of photos that you eagerly flip through. With digital cameras, we can instantly edit our memories, and we do. We point and shoot, then decide if the image is worth keeping. If we […]

Amee Foster Certified Family Life Educator, Oregon This Great Adventure Blog I have heard most, if not all, questions or comments one gets with having a large family. “You know how that happens, right?” Yes, I learned when I was ten. Do you? “Were you trying for a girl?” No. […]

by Shannon Ables Eastern Oregon writer The Simply Luxurious Life “New things are scary. Anything worth having is scary.”  – Shonda Rhimes script on the series finale of Private Practice Many people ask me where I find inspiration for each week’s posts, and while I can honestly say I find […]

Carolyn J. Rose Oregon writer Deadly Duo Duh Blog Almost every evening the phone rings and the screen display indicates a number I don’t recognize. Many of my friends let calls like that go to voice mail, but I’m from an age when the phone didn’t ring often, and a […]

We know that there are lots of cat video to watch, but how many include videos of super smart cats like this one?

by Sandy Coughlin The Reluctant Entertainer Medford blogger, author, entertainer My heart breaks when I hear or read stories of women who move in to neighborhoods and never really get to know their neighbors. A few years ago, my daughter and I hosted a luncheon for our neighbors. Many I […]

by Gena, Silver Nest Designs Oregon Blog Earth Monkey Moms Sometimes it hits me how truly un-glamourous motherhood is!  It’s the hardest job I have ever had and to be frank, most of the time I feel like I totally suck at it!  Don’t get me wrong, I try crazy […]

by Shannon Ables Eastern Oregon writer The Simply Luxurious Life First Lady’s 2nd Inaugural Style The dress that caused the fashion world to wait with breath bated was worth the speculative curiosity. Choosing to tap Jason Wu again, the First Lady wore a ruby Grecian pleated gown with chiffon overlay […]

Valentine’s Writing Contest — $150 in prizes By Oregon Women’s Report 3 Prizes:  $50, $35 & $25. Student Prize: $40 Previously written, published & blogged material gladly accepted. Oregon Women’s Report is hosting our second annual Valentine’s Day writing contest with three $50.00 cash prizes for the three top winners. […]