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Showing posts with label Portland Oregon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portland Oregon. Show all posts

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Awww Monday! December 26, 2022


Just one of our many beautiful and fun nieces!
Perhaps she will be an architect? 
Designing and building nouveau chateaux!!!
Thanks Sandee for Awww Mondays!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Awww Monday August 28, 2022


Our darling Grand Niece has the 
cutest impish smile! Have a great week!

Monday, June 20, 2022

Happy Tuesday! June 20, 2022


Happy Tuesday to a happy little neice!
Enjoy life !!
Thanks Sandee!
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Sunday, May 15, 2022

Awww Monday! May 16, 2022


Another cutie pie photo for 
Awww Monday! 
Have a great week everyone!
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Monday, January 31, 2022

Happy Happy Tuesday! February 1, 2022


Our sweet niece Vivi!
Her parents are raising her to be 
the nicest, smartest and very artistic little girl!
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Sunday, January 02, 2022

Awww Monday January 3, 2022


Our darling Great Niece dressed up for 2022!
Happy New Year to All!
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Monday, October 11, 2021

Happy Tuesday! October 12, 2021


Our adorable Grand niece
celebrating her second birthday!
Everyday is a Happy day for Vivi!
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Monday, July 12, 2021

Happy Tuesday! July 13, 2021


Here's one of our happy family cuties!
And there are plenty of them!
Have a Happy Tuesday!
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Monday, May 17, 2021

Happy Tuesday May 18, 2021


One of our sweet Great Nieces!
And she is such a happy always girl!
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Thursday, January 07, 2021

Thankful Thursday January 7, 2021


I am so thankful for being married
to an incredible man; honest, smart, talented,
can fix or make just about anything
and he also has the best sense of humor!
This photo shows him painting the underglaze
on the clay tiles he had made.  
Once painted he fired them in the kiln.
Then overglazed and fired one last time in the kiln.
Once done he installed them at his cousins home.
They are in the front entry.
Below is the finished and installed artwork.
It was installed in May of 2007 and still looks the same!



And many thanks to Brian for Thankful Thursday!
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Monday, December 14, 2020

Happy Tuesday! December 15, 2020


Here's Vivi smiling! 
She's 14 months old now
and one of my Great nieces.
Darling little girl!
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Monday, March 04, 2019

Happy Tuesday! March 5, 2019


 
A true story......
Enjoy and have a great day!
A llama on a MAX train in late February.
 
Yes, a llama rode a light rail train in Portland this weekend, TriMet confirmed Monday.
Caesar the No Drama Llama has a website, a social media director, multiple personal assistants and a handler named Larry McCool who says the camelid has a habit of making everyone smile wherever he goes.
On Sunday, according to multiple social media accounts, the llama and crew took the show to the city streets. The llama’s Instagram account indicated the animal and human entourage were on their way to the Wizard Con at the Oregon Convention Center.
Tim Becker, a TriMet spokesman, said the llama would not be permitted to ride, presumably even with a valid fare or Hop Card.
It’s not clear whether Caesar had valid fare.
“While we appreciate that Caeser is promoted as “The No Drama Llama”, and that he apparently was well-behaved during his ride, TriMet policy only allows service animals on TriMet vehicles,” Becker said in an email.
“Service animal,” according to TriMet Code Section 28.10(R), means any guide dog, signal dog or other animal individually trained to perform tasks for an individual with a disability. You can learn more about that policy on this web page. Non-service animals – or “companion animals” – are considered pets, which are only allowed on board in a closed carrier.
According to the llama’s website, Caesar can be hired for a charity, business or personal event or a party where hosts are “looking for a fun and unique guest star.”
Charitable events are free of charge, according to the website.
If you desire or demand more Caesar action, there’s a video profile of him on KGW from last week helpfully posted to the previously described website. The video includes some llama closeups and several utterances of the phrase “That is so Portland,” by KGW personalities.
According to the video, he resides in Jefferson, a bit south of Salem.
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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Awww Monday! February 25, 2019


 
My nephew Doug with his rescue dog!
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Sunday, December 16, 2018

Awww Monday December 16, 2018

 
December 15,  2018 
Paddling Christmas Elves and Santas!
The Portland Hawthorne Bridge is
in the background.
Check it out here !
Have a great week!
We are still unpacking!!!
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Wordless Wednesday August 15, 2018

2018 Photo Project
Photo #207
 
What ever you do....do not drop the cake! 
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Sunday, August 12, 2018

It's Awww Monday! August 13, 2018

Earlier this week we were in Portland, Oregon
visiting friends and family. We spent a few hours
at the Portland Art Museum's classy exhibit
of amazing old cars The Shape of Speed.   
 
 
 
2018 Photo Project
Photo #203

2018 Photo Project
Photo #204
 
This Alpha Romeo on exhibit was made the same
year I was born. It's amazing how beautiful all these
cars are compared to todays vehicles. Our cars
may be safer, but they sure don't have that classic look!

2018 Photo Project
Photo #205

2018 Photo Project
Photo #206
 
Have a great week!
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Friday, April 27, 2018

Feline Friday April 27,2018

 
My son Phillip John with our little kitties.
He was just a bit over 2 years old
and today he is 55 years old!
Happy Birthday PJ!!
 
 
Here we are at his grandparents home
and if I remember correctly this was his
first time going swimming in their pool!
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Saturday, April 01, 2017

Six Words and Sunday Shadows! April 1-2, 2017

I love riding the Amtrak train....
 
 
 
Leaving the Portland Oregon Union Station...

 
Crossing the Willamette River...
I'll be on the train for 10 hours
and will arrive in Dunsmuir CA
around 12:30am!
 
 
Bye bye jam packed traffic... 

 
Leaving Eugene and heading to Chemult...

 
Last photo as it is getting dark...
I've been sitting in the dome car as I love
seeing the world go by and it's always
fun meeting fellow travelers.
Everyone has a story. 
Now I'll go back to my seat and read...

 
Ahhh...nothing better than being home!
And our turkeys are back!   

 
Have a lovely day wherever you are!
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Click on the links to see more Saturday Six Words
And don't forget to smile and have FUN! 

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Awww Monday, October 18, 2016

 
Two cuties seen at a Pet Rescue storefront.
While staying up in Portland I wandered
in to see all the animals needing a home.
No chance of seeing the kittens as they were all asleep.   

 
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Monday, August 29, 2016

It's Awww Monday! August 29, 2016

We enjoyed a fun weekend!
Here are some random photos... 
 
 
 
 
Russell and Noam at Mt Shasta's
Friday Art Walk. 
 

 
A Black-eyed Susan will grow
just about anywhere!
 
 
 

 
Good friends from Portland came to visit
and stay overnight on their way home....
 

 
They are all wearing one of Russell's
T-shirts he created for the Portland BMW group... 
 
 
 
Early yesterday I took the Amtrak train up
to Portland to visit my son for a few days....
but I made sure Russell had plenty of cookies!
 
 
 
Here's an early morning shot of Mt Shasta
 as we leave. Not the best as the windows
are not the cleanest....but then I don't 
think trains get washed too often!
The train was only 10 minutes late- yay!  
 
 
Almost to Portland- this photo is of
the Willamette Falls in Oregon City.
The train got in on time and now I can
enjoy a few days with family!
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