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Oct 10, 2011
Desirables
Fashion is fickle and ever-changing. That’s pretty much its nature. Fashion doesn’t stay in one place – it can’t. But classics – somehow classics are always in fashion. Not at the height of...
Oct 7, 2011
Appreciation
It seems somehow fitting that Steve Jobs passed away during apple season. The changes he helped bring to our daily lives are as ubiquitous as his company’s namesake fruit. But besides...
Oct 6, 2011
Desirables
Two recent house tours, the Build It Green! Tour and the Architecture + Design Festival’s Design Matters: A Tour of Exceptional Portland Homes, gave us a chance to take an intimate look into some...
Oct 6, 2011
things to do
The Oregon Orchid Society is putting on a day of classes and lectures at the Lan Su Garden focusing specifically on Chinese orchids.
One translation of the name "Lan Su" is "garden of awakening...
Oct 4, 2011
Market Watch
Crisp. Tangy. Sweet. Red, yellow, green. Gingergold and Gravenstein, Honeycrisp and Macintosh. There are so many different varieties of apples (thousands, actually), tasting them can seem like...
Oct 3, 2011
weekend garden project
Sheet mulching – also known in Permaculture as "composting in place" – is one of the best ways to create a new garden by eradicating weeds and building soil fertility without herbicides or...
Sep 30, 2011
Out and About
Just in time to warm our bodies and raise our spirits, Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden hosts a celebration of tea and orchids. The “tea party” exploring the “Essence of Tea" is a month-long...
Sep 29, 2011
Out and About
The recent Build It Green! Tour was a fine way to get acquainted with a relatively new housing type here in Portland, the ADU. These homes – which city planners affectionately refer to by...
Sep 28, 2011
Out and About
The epitome of a lovely Portland evening, circa 2011. A Friday night in late September. Indian summer weather, glorious, sunny and mild. Something was happening in the Pearl District: clumps of...
Sep 27, 2011
Market Watch
The farmers’ market is nothing if not seasonable. Early spring begins the ritual of anticipating the opening of the different markets and starting to check them out. The Portland Farmers Market...
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