Portland is in the midst of a bona fide heat wave and the city is expecting a record temperature of 107 degrees today. Our house is absolutely heaving with heat (85 degrees at 5:30am this morning), the cats look like they’ve been shot, the dogs are hiding in the basement and I’m doing my best [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Wicked hot
Posted in Just because on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The smell of home
Posted in Amanda on Friday, July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My childhood was a hundred scraped knees and scarred knuckles, the view of a bustling city below, snow tunnels, blackberry stains, bug bites, pink sunsets, clover and alfalfa, compost, gravel roads, country music, a million stars, carrots deep in the dirt, grasshoppers in a jar, a general store, rows of corn. The memories are the [...]
Nate and the big bathtub
Posted in Family on Friday, July 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Natalie and I headed out to the Wilson’s house for a pool party last night. I was so happy to have the chance to take Nate for his first dip in a swimming pool. He was hesitant and a little overwhelmed at first, but once he got his little feet in the warm water he [...]
Utopia?
Posted in Just because on Sunday, July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a perfect example of why I love our quirky, little bohemian neighborhood. As Alec prepared the fish for the night’s dinner, I hunkered down in the adirondack chair in our backyard and dug into the new Vanity Fair. Before long, the neighbors behind our house started singing happy birthday to one of the [...]
Summer BBQ with family and friends
Posted in Family, Friends on Sunday, July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hear, honor and host
Posted in Friends on Saturday, July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My dear childhood friend’s dad, Louis J. Boston, passed away July 5 after a courageous fight with Cancer. We were honored to attend his memorial service this morning. St. Andrews was packed to the gills with everyone Lou touched, and we all sang and clapped our way through a tearful yet joyful celebration of life. He [...]
8 would be great
Posted in Friends on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Bad News Barers are at it again! This time going after their 8th winning season of good softball and bad beer. Last night was a perfect summer night. The stands were packed with Barer fans…even stepmom Linda made the trip from Minnesota. Coach Alec feels good about this season and says “8 would be [...]
Girl crush
Posted in Amanda on Monday, July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love JCrew so much I half joke that I’d like my ashes scattered at the headquarters in Manhattan. My friend at Starbucks, Phuong, also has the sickness and forwarded me this article about Jenna Lyons, JCrew’s creative director. Jenna is my kind of fabulous. Seriously. How cool is this chick? Describing her personal style: “There [...]
Recommended: Truax Builder Supply
Posted in House Remodel, Recommendations on Sunday, July 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After hunting for good quality wood screen doors at the big box home improvement chains, I came upon local manufacturer, Truax Builder Supply. The gentlemen at Truax were fantastic, didn’t treat me like a “girl” (sadly, very common when renovating a home) and provided a lovely product. If you’re willing to take your own measurements, hang [...]
Happy birthday Joanie
Posted in Friends on Sunday, July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After a big family BBQ (props to Oskar for some fine grilled meat), we headed over to the Wooden Chicken to celebrate Joanie’s 36th birthday east county style.
