sw portland

Christmas in Dairyville

December 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

A quick tour of the Christmas time offerings at a 100-year-old dairy in southwest Portland. [more]

19th Hole at Hotel Delux

June 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Happy first day of summer, everyone! School is out now, the outdoor pools are open and my house is hot. I live in an old classic NE Portland home. It’s [more]

Lounge Lizard

January 15, 2016 // 1 Comment

I’m looking for a new lamp. Or a couple new lamps. Somehow I’ve lived in my home for about 8 years and never put any lights in my living room. We had [more]

Picnic House

October 23, 2014 // 2 Comments

Find out what the downtown Portland restaurant Picnic House is all about. [more]

Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen

January 30, 2012 // 2 Comments

Nothing says celebration, like a blue drink. I learned that early in life and swore them off when I was 21 and 4 months old, after a night of AMFs. Uggg… who drinks [more]

Central Library

March 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

I’ve shared my love of the Multnomah County library system before. Their online catalog makes it easy and fun to use, then once you get to the library you’ll [more]

4T Trail

February 28, 2011 // 1 Comment

I’ve been hiking in Washington and Forest Park pretty much my entire life. Back in November, on Thanksgiving Day, I went on a pre-feast hike with my Dad. We started [more]

Benessere

January 25, 2011 // 0 Comments

What a great little find! Benessere. A very charming oil and vinegar store in the middle of downtown. If you are headed to Violetta or to the Fox Tower it’s just [more]

Steamers

September 16, 2010 // 0 Comments

The one thing that sucks about the south end of downtown Portland (I consider it the “business district”) is that there aren’t very many carts nearby and [more]

Oregon Zoo

July 19, 2010 // 0 Comments

I have been wanting to go to the Oregon Zoo for more than 2 years to see Baby Samudra, and I finally made it. Samudra is there in the middle. Samudra is the son of Rose Tu [more]

1 2 »