Hello Blog Readers! I’m back from my trip to the mid-west and I have some interesting things to report:
First off, Chicago is a lot of fun! The nightlife is exciting and vibrant. While hanging out at a local VFW hall, I was introduced to a super cool guy who had worked as Robert Deniro’s double on some films, and featured prominently in some awesome indie rock music videos from Chicago band Univore. One particular video, seen at the end of this sentence, is a tribute to one of my favorite things: Electric cars!
Thank you, Fiona, for taking over the blog last week, another stellar outing! While Fiona’s blog centered on sustainable holiday tree choices, I’m going to look at reducing holiday season waste.
First off, why is there always so much waste? (more…)
A little over three years ago, my hubby and I bought our first house. That year, we celebrated Halloween with a huge blowout party that went WAY later than planned (we had to go hide in the attic and blast Amy Grant songs to get people to leave), we hosted a glorious Thanksgiving for friends, and excitedly went shopping for the biggest Christmas tree we could find as soon as we slept off the food coma. We found the “perfect tree” at a local charity and took it home. It reached our ceiling. Too much tree!
I don’t know about you, but I’m already excited about tearing into a massive Thanksgiving Day feast! But lo and behold, there is much more to Thanksgiving Day than just eating and watching football (at least for some of us). If you are trying to change things up this coming Thanksgiving Day weekend, there is a cornucopia of wine tasting (more…)
Hey Everyone! If you’re wondering what to do this Thanksgiving, you ought to consider checking out some sustainable wine tasting options at Sokol Blosser (http://sokolblosser.com/) and Willamette Valley Vineyards (http://wvv.com/), our good friends in wine country!
Mark is back on the blog this week. Fiona did a great job last week with her account of picking up garbage from the Willamette River, thanks Fiona!
One part of my job involves mapping things out on Google maps. Like most people, I prefer the hybrid map that shows street names across satellite images. One thing I keep noticing is how developed everything is, and how new developments keep popping up. It makes me wonder; where are all of the animals hanging out? (more…)
Last Saturday, while most of our buses and drivers were up at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, my husband and I got up early (for a Saturday), stacked our kayaks on our car, and took off for Cathedral Park. We were heading for our first official river cleanup with the Willamette Riverkeepers and the 3rd Annual Great Willamette Clean Up.
Happy Tuesday Blog Readers!
Don’t forget to mark your schedules for the start of the BirdFest and Bluegrass Festival at the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, starting this Friday!
I hope you are all ready for Cinco De Mayo tomorrow! The weather here in Portland is supposed to clear up this weekend, so be careful if you go out on your bicycles.
