Kate Dyer-Seeley  

It’s hard to believe but preseason hoop season has already begun. I’m still in the throes of college football as my Ducks are steadily climbing the charts.  No jinx here, believe me I’ve been a fan for way too long.  I know there’s still plenty of time left for something to go awry, especially as [...]

Can it really be true?  The Portland Memory Walk is a mere thirteen days away.  For my faithful blog readers you know what this means, this post will be littered with shameless plugs and calls to action.  So, without further ado…Team Dyer needs you!  Click here to join our team, make a donation, or find a [...]

Summer vacation officially ended this morning.  Gone are lazy mornings lounging in bed reading Ramona Quimby adventures and leisurely afternoons spent swaying in the hammock underneath our peanut butter tree.  Gone is the smell of our neighbor’s bar-b-qued shrimp wafting over the fence and sunscreen lathered skin.  Summer days that melt into each other are [...]

Batter Up to Battle Alzheimer\’s Luke had a jammed-packed celebrity schedule last week.  It began with his KGW debut and ended with throwing out the first pitch at PGE Park on Friday night.  Not an average week for a five-year-old and now I’m beginning to wonder if it might be going to his head.  In fairness [...]

A few months ago I wrote my column for the Vancouver Voice about a community gardens project that the city of Vancouver offers its resident.  If you have time or the inclination, you can read the entire article here.  The basic premise of the feature was how easy it is to plot out a garden in a [...]

A packed stadium, the smell of fresh cut grass and grilling hot dogs…nothing’s better on a summer evening then kicking back with a cold beer and watching your local team knock one out the park.  Come July here in P-town it will be better because while you’re taking in a game you can support a [...]

Rose Festival season in Portland historically guarantees one thing:  rain.  It never seems to fail that the moment Ferris wheels and cotton candy machines are wheeled into downtown the rain begins and continues throughout the Festival’s parades and garden tours.  Knowing this soggy fact I thought nothing of participating in the Starlight Run when I [...]

Current thought in Alzheimer’s research is “What’s good for the heart is good for the brain.”  Researchers and neuroscientists have focused on the benefits of consuming a Mediterranean diet and how food from this region my help enhance brain health.  Last week board members and guests of the Alzheimer’s Association here in Oregon were able to [...]

I can’t say that prior to having Luke I frequented parades.  That’s not to say I don’t enjoy a good parade every so often–I am a full fledged America after all.  My toes will tap to the beat of brass band booming by.  It’s simply that having a preschooler lends itself to more parade viewing.   Last year Luke [...]

The creators of COYOD (Children of those with Young Onset Dementia) Max Larkin and Emily Broadway are biking through Portland this week as part of a nationwide tour.  Along route this spring they plan to connect and document the stories of others who’ve been impacted by this devastating disease.  For more information on the project click here.  They’ll be blogging [...]