Thursday morning I'm driving to Ashland, Oregon with a friend to see "Othello" at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I've never been to Oregon, but I fully intend to adore Ashland for at least the following two reasons:
1. According to Wikipedia (and never you mind what anyone says about the veracity of its information, Wikipedia is a good and true friend to us all), Ashland, Oregon was (in part) named for Ashland, Kentucky. This is surprising indeed, because except for being my birthplace, Ashland, Kentucky doesn't have a lot going for it.
2. Ashland, Oregon is the setting for Lolly Winston's book Good Grief, which I like very much. Good Grief is a novel about a young widow who moves to Ashland, opens a bakery, and falls in love with a Shakespearean actor. Who doesn't want a bakery and a Shakespearean actor?
We're not leaving until Thursday, but I work late tomorrow night and I still haven't packed, asked my neighbor to pick up the mail, made hummus to snack on along the way, or cleaned my bathroom, so this might be all the blogging you get for the week. Expect a full Oregon report (whether or not you want one) when I return.
3 comments:
I was also born in Ashland...so perhaps that fits into the equation?
I nearly went to college in Ashland, Oregon. Then realized the BYU was cheap. So my heart is aching a wee bit for your adventure. Find something bad about the place to tell me but I think it will be very hard to find.
Yes, certainly, your birth also added to Ashland's luster, James.
Eliana--I will try hard to find something negative about Ashland. Just. For. You.
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