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Via Francigena . . . Self-guided Cycling in Italy
Via Francigena “The Via Francigena The Via Francigena is the common name of an ancient road and pilgrim route running from France to Rome and Apulia, where there were the ports of embarkation for the Holy Land,[1] though it is usually considered to have its starting point on the other side of the English Channel,…
“Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty . . .”
Summer in the City The weather was great . . . but it wasn’t all “summer in the city” . . . Bend enjoyed some interesting weather too. Check this out from August 10 (the hail destroyed much of the multi-million hemp crop in the Tumalo area . . . it also put a few…
Bend Hits the Big Time!
Bend hit the big time earlier this summer (for better or worse) . . . even an article in The New York Times (36 Hours in Bend Oregon) extolling the virtues of our “woodsy little city.” Bend Real Estate . . . May, June, and July The Bend market hit it pretty big as well….
April Showers Again . . . 2019
April Showers Seems like every post begins with a little chat about the weather. Just what is it about Bend’s early season hostile weather? We got buried in February; we were frozen in March; and now, this past April . . . the second wettest month on record! Why on earth would anyone want to…
March 2019 . . . Hope Springs Eternal
No, the photo above isn’t Bend . . . it’s the Greg Norman course at PGA West in La Quinta; we can always dream! It Was Cold! It’s been an interesting winter. We survived being buried in February . . . though there are still some lingering reminders, like this shot of the tenth tee…
“Februaburied . . .”
“Februaburied” This wasn’t the way the high school tennis season was supposed to start in Central Oregon . . . Track and field wasn’t much better . . . but, at least with more participants (read more shovels!), they were able to clear the track. Even the morning commute was tough. February in Bend was…
Bend’s Median Tops $450,000 . . . Fewest Sales In 4 Years!
A New Contributor This Month We’ve got a special guest contributor/writer this month . . . one with whom some of you long time readers will be familiar. Though he hasn’t written much since his near death experience, let’s extend a warm welcome back to Mackie, the top dog in central Oregon. January 2019 Quite…
Bend . . . The Telecommuting Capital Of The US
Bend and Telecommuting Sitting in “traffic” at the roundabout on Reed Market, have you ever wondered where, so suddenly, all these people have come from? A recent article in the local Bend Bulletin seeks partially to explain things. It proclaimed Bend as the “US capital of telecommuting.” It went further to report that Bend’s telecommuting…
What’s A Million Bucks Get You In Bend Oregon?
What’s A Million Bucks Get you? A million dollars will still get you a pretty nice house (and a wonderful lifestyle–just check out the above photo) in Bend Oregon . . . just check out some of these recent purchases from the last few months. 4/3.5, 3426 square feet on Awbrey Butte 5/4.5, 3768 square…
When’s It Gonna Snow?
Shoulder Season in Bend Shoulder season in Bend . . . when’s it gonna snow? Seems like we’re all just waiting. We did have a bit of a teaser in late October. Just enough to get us sort of excited; but it was just a teaser, nothing more. The threat of an El Nino winter…