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I have had the oh-so-grand pleasure of preparing myself to move within the great Rose City. This is proving to be a bit harder & more complicated than I had hoped, and so I'm going to share what I'm learning with you guys. If you're looking to move to Portland, or more within Portland, please continue reading and then leave me comments with your tips ...

1405 NW Johnson St
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 221-1938

I'm sure many or most of you know about REI and how the store (straight from the website) was founded as a cooperative in 1938 by a group of 23 Pacific Northwest mountaineers seeking quality climbing equipment. So I'm also assuming that you know it's the place to go if you want a wide selection of quality outdoor gear. Gear that you ...

Recently I went to a book signing by the authors of Mason Dixon Knitting, Kay ...

The farmers market in the south park blocks opens April 7, 2007. open 8:30 am to 2pm. April is garden month with talks at 10am. It is a fun farmers market with plenty to do and eat. It is in the park under the elm trees. There are yummy samples and ready to eat food. Find seasonal produce, and in the month of April nursery stock. Also seasonal cut ...

A very fun winery. The grape stomp in the fall is like an oktoberfest with wine. It is a short drive from Portland, not far from Canby, OR. They make wines in the European tradition. ...

A gem of a fabric store in the industrial area. Walk in the door and you are greeted by Annette’s warm happy smile. Annette always has fantastic suggestions on what fabric to select. She always wants to see what I have made. I have been pleased with the fabric that I have purchased. I am wearing a coral ...

I went Easter bunny shopping at Ja Civa’s. Ja Civa’s makes the finest pastries and chocolates. Chef Elmer has a long history of making award winning pastries. They make the most fanciful molded chocolates; chess sets, boxes, and cars to name a few. I bought the smiling, laughing Easter bunny. Besides delicious pastries and wedding cakes ...

Powell’s Books is a book lover’s paradise. My relatives from Seattle have this store on their must stop by list. When I desire a math or computer book I stop in the technical book store. More time than not I have spent my food budget on books. Powell’s has new, used and out of print books. The Books for Home and ...

I have found a delightful little bakery and bakery outlet, Saint Cupcake. First I stopped in the store on SE Belmont which is an outlet for the bakery on NW Flanders. The cup cakes are sold by ...

We went to the Wooden Shoe farm for the Tulip Festival today. It turned into a nice afternoon, it stopped raining, the sun came out and the clouds were big fluffy white against a blue sky. There wasn’t much mud and plenty of crushed hazel nuts to walk ...