Happy Inauguration Day! I’ve been watching on CNN.com. I just can’t seem to move away from the screen even though there are long stretches that are just people in the crowd waiting. Yes, waiting people! Awesome! Everything about this Inauguration Day seems extra exciting and inspiring. In other news, we spent a chunk of this …
Category Archives: Portland
The One Thing
So far our move to the Irvington neighborhood in NE Portland has been the most fabulous thing ever — there are cool houses everywhere in all different styles with interesting gardens and landscaping to give us an aesthetic walking experience, a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s, a Co-op, AND a specialty cheese shop all within …
Portlanders, Hairdresser Help Please!
Before getting into the dire need to find a good hairdresser to take care of the craziness that lives on top of my head, I would like to say Whoo-Ha last post was my 100th post! I’d planned a big celebratory thing with balloons and slinkies and things, but it slipped right by unnoticed until …
The Secret to My Success
Wool socks and long underwear. Yes, THAT is the secret to my success. Or at least why I am one of the very few people smiling as they walk down the street in this unusually cold cold snap that Portland is experiencing. The wool sweater, subzero down vest, fleece, snow boots, wool hat, gloves and …
Lots of Holiday Cheer
V. exciting news — we bought a new car and we’re moving!!! Yes, we don’t like to do things slowly around here. I also started my new job as an on call librarian and interviewed for another librarian job. All action, all the time. Thanks to everyone for their regrets about the red van. It …
Strangely Warm
It is strangely warm here in Portland. And the grass seems to be turning a more vibrant technicolor green by the day. Granted, my perspective is a bit off being from Wisconsin i.e. the coldest place on earth. No one here seems to think it’s warm and I’ve gotten a lot of funny looks when …
Cat-less Pajama-less (not as dirty as it sounds) Post with Links
I hope no one is too disappointed that there are no cats in pajamas in this post. I do what I can, but the cats don’t actually like to wear pajamas. They do like to sleep on top of pajamas which could come up some time in the near future. What I do have for …
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Who’s In Charge of This Story?
Whew. I just finished Inkdeath. It is a fat fat book. I’ve always loved the Inkheart books and how they make you think about being a writer and a reader. This one has quite a few moments where the author gives what I think is an incredibly accurate view of what’s going on in a …
Fangs Retrospective
One week after Halloween, I’m re-sharing my vampire fangs photo for all of you who have told me how much you miss it. <<sigh>> The old days. I miss it too. Now in my new photo I’m just looking so so happy over there. And you all don’t even know why! You might think, oh, …
What Is Commonly Known As a Lie
People told us that we would miss out on fall if we moved to Portland. “Don’t believe those people who say fall is beautiful out there — they’ve just never seen the real thing.” This is a lie. 100%. (Scroll down for pics) I can safely say that I’ve NEVER experienced a more beautiful fall …