Life as it unfolds with all its surprises….
It is all I can do, not to tap them on the shoulder and tell them that the kick pleat on the coat they are wearing, [the bottom point of the pleat is stitched together,] is meant to be cut prior to wearing so that it moves to open as they walk. Saw it on …
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A bike cup holder for your latte/coffee.
These very dirty, scuffed up shoes are for sale in a very! upscale shop. Who in their right mind….
In the life long process of washing clothes I have turned a number of items into something from human size to cabbage patch doll size, no effort at all to accomplish. Now I have a pair of knitted fingerless gloves, that have upon wearing, proved to be sizes too big. Figured I would turn them …
What a discovery. My hair loves the mist and the atmosphere of the PNW vs the dry cold of NYC. Who knew.
This is a true Oregonian. All decked out in proper biking clothes. The helmet, gloves, jacket, tight-pants, shoes that can hold the pedals. And his bike was no where in sight, he was just walkin’ down the street. They are everywhere dressed like this, or some variation on this theme. Many years ago …
921 SW 16th Avenue. Popped in unannounced to them this morning with a pair of favorite glasses that had lost the arm. Within a few minutes the screw was replaced and I was on my way, with a smile and no charge. Most unexpected and most gracious. If you are in need of eyewear, give …
This evening, meet up with Ann for a glass of wine. We head to 23rd Street. 23rd is a very hip, popular place in Portland. It starts at the bottom of hill called ‘Vista’ and a street ‘Burnside’ and runs, so to speak, all the way to the banks of the Willamette River. And I …
Bottles here have to be recycled by me. Take them to the parking lot of a supermarket, stand in line, always a line because of the two recycle machines, one is broken, and wait. This was the last – wait-behind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Stag_(clothing) The White Stag company began as an offshoot of the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company of Portland, Oregon, which made durable outdoor clothing and supplies worn by loggers, mill hands, and stockmen.[1] Hirsch-Weis itself was founded when brothers Max S. and Leopold B. Hirsch purchased the Willamette Tent and Awning Company, a manufacturer of sails for deepwater ships, from E. Henry …