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Cars Should Be Called Fatmobiles!
As most of you know, we made the decision to move back to Portland as renters, living center city, without a car, plunking our children in their neighborhood public schools. And, we made it through...
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Bike Sixty Nine
MY BIKE TOM’S BIKE ENVELOPING A RACK TUCKING GYOZA WRAPPERS IN OUR BACKPACK AN ICED BAG KEEPS THE DOUGH FRESH THE WEIGHT OF THE FINE PAPER FOR HOMEMADE HOLIDAY CARDS MAKES ME WISH FOR A ZIP CAR
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Wow, Sunrise Is Cool!
If only I had known how beautiful you are Mr. Sunrise, perhaps I would have dragged my ass out of bed a bit more often to see you! I suppose it is lucky that I live in the Pacific Northwest, where it...
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Stop…I mean Start…the Presses!
In Portland, we have a wonderful store, if you adore paper arts and letterpress. It’s called Oblation Paper and Press. I was lucky enough to take a letterpress class there a while ago, working with...
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No, These Turtles are not Humping!
I had the most fantastic surprise in the mail yesterday! Four gorgeous, fabulous smelling turtle soaps, lovingly handcrafted by my aunt Leslie. She is an incredibly talented and generous woman who...
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Tea, Timers, Starfish & Coffee
Sometimes, the old fashioned way just feels better. Tom and I have developed a bit of a tea habit. We like white teas, and green teas, and black teas, and ginger teas. (Although I am lazy about loose...
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Bruise Wheels, Black Eyes & Totally Disgusting Weeping Open Wounds!
We were excited this year when Maker Faire came to Portland, albeit in mini form! The kids enjoyed watching the watermelon launched by the giant catapult with the fancy french name…trebuchet! They...
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Zoe Pong!
Zoe went to #OSCON (Open Source Convention) in Portland this July, attending a robotics camp for girls. Since most of the stuff they worked on with Lego Mindstorms she had already done at home, she...
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Zelda’s First Protest, Rocking it Portland Style
What’s a Portland Mom to do when her husband and oldest daughter are away in Medford for a soccer tournament during Memorial Day weekend? Why take her youngest daughter out to experience her first...
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I Know that Floating Shouldn’t Be Competitive, But…
“Wow, you made it the whole 90 minutes…Generally, a first time floater only makes it an hour.” I couldn’t help but feel inordinately pleased when I heard these words, all the while resisting the urge...
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