Way. Too. Hot.

Yes there are a myriad of excuses for not updating my blog.  And mama has told me most of them.  The overwhelming one, and the one that I have no choice but to agree with her on, is that we’ve been in the midst of an oppressive heatwave this past week.  No kidding, 105 –…

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Catching Some Big Aire

It has been HOT here in Portland.  Yes I know that it is summer.  And yes I remember my early years in Los Angeles.  But with all of the lovely seasons here in the Pacific NW, I seem to have forgotten what summer FEELS like. Today… I remembered. An afternoon spent in the forest is…

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A Bittersweet Anniversary

8 years ago today I was standing in the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas, surrounded by friends, surprising my husband-to-be with a full-on showgirl costume (including headpiece with 6 feet of feathers floating behind me) for our wedding. When Klaus first proposed to me I thought he was kidding.  He had been drinking and was…

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Laurelhurst Fauna

Lovely Laurelhurst park.  On a lovely – kind of hot but not as hot as it’s been – Sunday.  People out having picnics, baby showers, and throwing frisbees.  After a nice walkie around the perimeter, mama and I decided to eat our sandwich next to the algae pond. Ruh-roh… here comes a mighty duck army…

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Hiking Forest Park

Mama promised me last weekend when we finally found the entrance to Forest Park that we would come back the following weekend and do a REAL hike.  Surprisingly, I did not have to remind her. It’s another hot day here in Portland, so walking in the relative shade and coolness of the forest is fantastic.…

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Dog Day: Afternoon

I thought the excitement for today was over.  But no… we decided to try to find the entrance to Forest Park again, taking advantage of the relative grey-ness of the day, and SUCCESS! Instead of crossing the bridge like we did last time, we took the stairs down, and boom – FOREST! I can already…

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Say Good-Day Gracie

Now THIS is how to start a grey Sunday in Portland… This is Gracie – and I am VERY intrigued. She is just a gorgeous gal, and even though I felt my must-always-protect-mama instincts rising up occasionally, she was just too cute to resist.  I do like the older ladies, and boy does this girl…

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