23rd Annual Great Blue Heron Week

Did you know that Portland adopted the Great Blue Heron back in 1986?  Neither did I!  I’ve just learned about a great annual event the City sponsors to help showcase the habitat restoration work that is underway all across the Metro region to support the health and vitality of this precious native species. 
The City is inviting us to [...]

Mother’s Day Brainstorm

Mother’s Day is in a week, and about a half hour ago I had no idea what I was going to do about it.  First step was to think back over the year and reflect on what I need to make amends for - umm, a lot.  It was a really rough year!
It’s going to take that extra-special something to start righting the ship, [...]

5 things to do in Portland today

I am so excited about the weather forecast for Portland today.  Some are saying it will reach 75 degrees.  Yesterday was glorious, at around 62 degrees, so my partner and I did massive landscaping work around our rental house.
But today, we have pure leisure on our minds for such a glorious day.  How best to [...]