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Category: Portland City Life

House Finches

A local family built their home up against ours. We don’t mind.

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Muddy Cinco de Mayo

Be patient, and wait, because if you are hoping for a warm and sunny holiday to celebrate Mexican traditions, you will be sadly disappointed.

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

This lesser-known park in Portland is a gem that might not be named after me, but I won’t tell anyone if you don’t.

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Things I missed

Things have been happening and I have not been updating you.

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Chucks

The story of moving our hens in has been an evolving one.

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McMenamins Thanksgiving

This year we decided on a “Staycation,” in other words, a vacation at home.

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Portland’s cherry Blossoms and Japanese History

Mr. Kennie Namba and his wife Ruth were responsible for educating me about the history of Japanese internment in the U.S.

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Michael Franti and Spearhead at Edgefield

Though I loved the music, the scene made me happiest.

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Exploring McMenamins Edgefield – Part 1

The McMenamins family brought craft brewing to Portland and established a beer culture here.

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1989 on Stage

I attended two plays in a single week in a single building, both stories shaped by the year 1989.

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