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PDX; Catching Up

I’ve been away!  But I’m back!
My mom and I went to Portland for the weekend, and it was lovely.  I wondered several times why anyone lives anywhere else.  It was just gorgeous — the weather was cool and cloudy, it rained, everything is green, the food is fantastic, and the people there are great.  It [...]

Simple Things That Are Exceedingly Beautiful, Volume V

Matthew Smith, Peaches, 1937
Biting into the first peach of the season, pleasantly surprised that the flavor and consistency are perfect.  Juice dribbles down your chin.

Stories and Songs

I think I’ve posted about it before, but Said the Gramophone is my favorite music blog of late.  The writers seem to let music evoke in them what it will, then spur off of that affect, writing a little vignette for each song that doesn’t describe it, but complements it.  I love the idea.  It [...]

Dear Okkervil River,

I’m sad you’re skipping over Denver on your upcoming tour.  Please consider stopping by.  We like you here.  Maybe I’ll go to Omaha to see you.
Love,
Leslie

Nostalgia / NostalGeo

I totally should have hung on to my little Geo Metro. I felt a little bad about selling it when I did — friends paid $500 for it, and, while the gas mileage was phenomenal, there was a little door-opening situation (the driver’s door only opened from the inside, and the passenger door only [...]

Six Things

I was tagged to write about six of my quirks by Hannah.  Hmmm.  I’m actually surprised at how hard it is to come up with them, but here’s the list:

I like pretty much all seafood except salmon, and actually I like smoked and raw salmon, just not cooked.  Faced with eating cooked salmon, I can [...]