Fall Maple in Dolph Park

DSCN0025(2) Originally uploaded by gily122000. Fall is here and we are looking forward to this tree putting on its annual show.

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The residents of The small English seaside town of Brighton and Hove agreed “in principle” to a plan for "starchitect" Frank Gehry to build a £290 million landmark that should do for Brighton and Hove what the Guggenheim did for Bilbao, Spain, which is transform it from "off the grid" to tourist hot-spot. Gehry's inspiration for the project came from this image of Edwardian ladies.The big news is

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I have added some new links to the Blogroll and I invite you to check these blogs out:An Exploration of Portland Food and Drink - THROWING MYSELF ON THE GRENADE OF BAD FOOD TO SAVE YOUBeaumont-Hollywood - Just north of the corner of NE42nd and Fremont is Beaumont Village's newest coffee cafe, Ristretto Roasters. From CoffeegGeek is a definition of RistrettoThe standard I teach is a 1 oz shot of

Macy's Changes Names

From PDXHistory.comIf you said “meet me under the clock”, all Portlanders knew that meant the clock in the middle of the main floor at Meier & Frank. For nearly 150 years, Style and Tradition have been synonymous with the name Meier & Frank in Portland, which was founded in 1857 by Aaron Meier.Now the name will be gone. The name will now be changed to Macy's!(see also Jack Bog's Blog)

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Interesting article in Casual Living: Designers shaping casual industry By Cinde W. Ingram and Courtney Mueller. As consumers' needs change for space, storage and styles change, designers lead the casual industry's evolution.Marshall Mullins - Mosaic tabletops fit Mullins' design needs. He designs mosaic tables with wrought iron bases, a kind of old world Tuscany look. We have had several

Silver Plume to Shutter Operations!

We are sorry to see them go! Cheryl Jackson, founder and president of Silver Plume, said the Portland, Ore.-based importer and marketer of fine home furnishings will close on or before Oct. 1.I met Jackson at market and her store has a great reputation. "Over the 20 years we have in been in business, immense satisfaction has come from providing uniquely creative and well-made products for our

Katrina Slows Deliveries

We don't know what effect Katrina will have on the economy. However, FURNITURE Today has an interesting article that says Fuel shortages in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are affecting furniture suppliers’ ability to deliver product.With gas and oil production in the Gulf of Mexico at a standstill and pipelines from the Mississippi Delta region to the Eastern Seaboard idled, truckers sometimes