Oh, Portland :)

Since James and I got back to Portland two days ago, I swear this city is trying to seduce me. Before we left, it had rained about, oh, 16 inches (about half of our normal yearly rainfall) in a month. Then we got to California, and I remembered what sunshine …

Continue reading

We made it to winter solstice!!!

Heck. Yes. Today in Portland, our “daylight” lasted 8 hours, 42 minutes, and 8 seconds, and from here it’s only getting longer! (“Daylight” in quotes, because it sure didn’t seem like the sun rose until about noon today — though once it came out, it actually came out!). (a super …

Continue reading