Page from My Travel Journal — Portland

A page from my Portland travel journalling — note my reference, top of page, to March 22nd, all over again. So strange, that I’d experienced the day before as March 22nd, made that entry in…

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Sunny Skies in Portland . . .

 Wow! So many interesting responses to Monday’s post, proving yet again the significance of quotidian domestic details. If you haven’t yet pondered the place of electric kettles in your life or in the lives represented…

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Cuppa Tea?

We’re in Portland for a few days, staying in a hotel where my husband has full days of meetings scheduled. I’ve packed my writing, my reading, my knitting, a sketchbook, a mini-paintbox . . .…

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Word-less (Late) Wednesday Wandering. . . Back to Portland. . .

You know how much I like street art, right? So guess how delighted I was to stumble upon the Lovejoy Columns when wandering Portland’s Pearl District one sunny afternoon last month! The sun and shadow,…

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Four Outfits Friday. . . and Spot the New Shoes. . .

Our ten days away on the island and in Portland included rainy days at 17 Celsius (62.6 F) all the way up to sunny Portland’s 84 Farenheit (about 29C), so transition packing was required. I…

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