The time has come for the much talked about "Team Mosley, Oregon Coast Bike Tour" where my two sons and I plan to bike from the northern tip of the coast of Oregon to the southern tip. First, we fly into Portland Oregon (tomorrow) and gather our bikes...
“Are you ready to ride? Do you have your ticket? Hold on!” I would say when you were less than 4 years of age as I grasped the chains of your swing at the park. As I slowly, but surely, raised you off the ground,...
I love these 12 photographs that serve to remind of a remarkable weekend four years ago today. The weather; a crisp, cool, Northern California morning, changing frequently throughout the day with a threat of rain that never developed. The sky made a little opening just as the...
Over the past year and a half, Carissa and I have brought new meaning to the phrase “college search”. Visiting Florida, Ohio, Chicago, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina , Oregon and California we took a pretty aggressive approach! It helped that we always look for any excuse...
I love this photo of sweet Carol and our very exuberant Christina on her 2nd birthday. I remember the day like it was yesterday, scurrying around to get last minute preparations done, brushing Christina's hair (she did not like it brushed!), finding her little pink sandals...
As many of you know, I recently experienced a loss that has forever changed my life: the earthly passing of my first-born daughter, Christina. While I have found that I do not have the words to describe the grief I’ve been experiencing, I am thankful...
Carissa and I enjoyed our trip to California last week. Flying through the air and seeing the earth so small below made us seem somewhat detached from this world that has been the source of so much pain these last two months. We were blessed...
[caption id="attachment_3196" align="alignleft" width="200"] Our Silverlake Airbnb cabin[/caption] We were pleasantly surprised upon the arrival to our abode, an Airbnb cottage side-house. We passed through the blue green glass door and found a cozy and rustic one room oasis on a hill overlooking the LA skyline...
My youngest daughter, college seeker and travel buddy is guest writing this blog post. With Carissa's frequent appearances here I thought she should be heard as well as seen. Besides, she writes more better :) Ronnie [caption id="attachment_3112" align="alignnone" width="560"] Airstream Airbnb at Santa Monica[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3116" align="alignleft"...
The following are some of mine and Carissa’s favorite photos from her college search last fall in the south. Since Carissa is our youngest of four, we have been down this road before. By now, most of the schools speeches seem pretty routine, small classes,...
