Stories Archive
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all about me weekend at the coast
Life is busy. Never enough time to take for yourself, always working, helping, and volunteering for others. A few years ago for my 50th b-day i decided it was time to do something for myself and my family. We were going to have an "All about me" (Dr. Phil's -... Continue Reading
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Birthday getaway of a lifetime
As a well deserved break we headed from Grants Pass to the beautiful coast town of Port Orford. We sang along to the radio and reminisced along with each song as we followed the winding roads through the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to Highway 101. This was our c... Continue Reading
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With My Sister
One of the best times I've had at the Oregon Coast, and I've had a lot of them, was a weekend I spent there with my sister. It's not a long story - the best part was waking up early one morning and going for a walk on the beach. We came to a place where there were mor... Continue Reading
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Best time ever at the beach
I have been going to our Oregon beaches my whole life ... and I am now 60. I truly enjoy our beaches and have done so many activities, shopped and dined. The most fun I have had in a long time is the glass blowing at the Jennifer Sears Glass Art Studio in Taft. It... Continue Reading
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Sisters’ Getaway
My sisters & I have been enjoying "sisters' week" for the last 12 years. Each year, we leave family & jobs behind and go somewhere together for rest, relaxation and just plain enjoyment! Naturally, shopping always is part of the agenda. We've g... Continue Reading
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A fish story (a bit puffed up).
While walking on a beach near Brookings, Oregon I happened on a skeleton of a puffer fish. It had been long dead and had died puffed up. It was really cool, so I took it home. I am a preschool teacher and realized during letter F week I could bring my puffer Fi... Continue Reading
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The Big Boom
This is a wonderful, memorable story in an odd sort of way. In May of 1980 my huband, then 5 year old son, and I were on vacation, and going down the Oregon coast for the first time. I had looked forward to this vacation for a very long time, as my husband had cam... Continue Reading
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The girls go camping
There is absolutely no experience more rewarding than to spend the weekend camping with a group of like-minded women! I made reservations for Beachside, and invited my grown daughter & best girlfriend to come along. Beachside is the most incredi... Continue Reading
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Six minus One
I have not one treasured memory of the Oregon coast but one that is actually a series of visits. We were a group of six that traveled from Portland to Lincoln City for a Girls Getaway weekend at least once or twice a year. We all worked together at one time but... Continue Reading
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A trip for Mom
We had a great get together for my mother's birthday at Cannon Beach. We got a suite at Tolovana Inn near there and all four of us children (minus their own children) plus Mom had a great time remembering our own childhood antics at the same beach many year... Continue Reading