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Oregon Fall is Truly Here
While the term “Fall” means blazing colors, crisp walks and apples to most people, here in Portland it means the coming of the rains and cooler, or even cold weather. Really, it’s sort of Fall-Winter. There has been barely any … Continue reading
What a Day!
The new header you see above is part of the view from the new house. That’s not smoke, it’s wispy clouds. It was taken a couple days ago, but the weather and view have been pretty much like this until … Continue reading
Taking the Leap!
We bought a house! As many of you who follow this blog have already guessed, we have been seriously looking at houses in the Portland-Lake Oswego area. We found one – in far SW Portland, right on the Portland-Lake Oswego … Continue reading
Portland – a day in the country, sort of
So far, we had flown to Portland (see post here), had ice cream and dinner, (see post here) spent the day in town and met with the Lewis persons for dinner down south in Bridgeport/Tigard. (see post here) An excellent … Continue reading
Portland: dinner, downtown and “the Lewis Treatment”
Wednesday We’d had our ice cream (see previous Portland post) and had a nap (travel wears me out!), I read for a while and it was time for dinner. Yes, Portland brings out the eat in us. Portland is such a … Continue reading
New Arrivals August 16 – 29
Two weeks worth this time, I was in Portland for nearly a week, so I didn’t post a New Arrivals last week. Here are the things I got before and during that trip, and a few that came after I … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Classical Music, film music, Humor, mystery, reading
Tagged Alwyn, Bourdain, CPE Bach, Crippen & Landru, Jimmy Free, Louis L'Amour, New Arrivals, Portland, Ron Goodwin, Sloane Crosley, Stravinski, Wylie
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Portland: The Umpqua Ritual
When we flew into Portland, it was sunny, warm, beautiful. Isn’t it always? We got our car at the airport, drove towards downtown, crossing a bridge – I never seem to go across the same one on my way in, but … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Opinion, Travel
Tagged OR, Portland, River Place Hotel, travel, Umpqua ice cream
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