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Archives for February 2010

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The Best Bookstore

Let’s take a little poll: Is Powell’s Books in Portland the best bookstore in the entire world? Post your comment below. If it’s not, it’s got to be up there near the very top. A whole city block of books on multiple floors. New, used, all topics. You could probably find almost anything you are looking for. Oh, and for the techie types, there is Powell’s technical books.

And here is a special section to me, the creativity section I discovered last spring at Powell’s. I walked around a corner and felt a jolt, it’s like the section just grabbed me and said “hello, here I am, you’ve been waiting for me.” I purchased and read several books from this section last year before the move and I’ve got several more after a visit on Saturday. Can’t wait to get reading! I just hope my suitcase is not overweight…

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Spring!

There are signs of spring here in Oregon, like this gorgeous barrel of daffodils at the Rogue brewery in Newport. Unlike our home in Italy where it’s still been cold and frosty, it was beautifully clear and sunny in Oregon last week. I love seeing these signs of spring, Oregon has such a long and colorful spring. It will be interesting to see what it’s like for us in Vedano… when it starts!

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Ode to Sand

Oh, the wonders of sand.
So much fun to dig in and pile up.
To scratch and to shape.
To feel between your fingers and toes.
To run free as the breeze on.
Beautiful, marvelous sand.

Our little buddy Beckett, playing in the sand on the Oregon coast. Is there anything more fun than sand to a little boy?

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The Coast

Aaaaah, a place that I love. The Oregon Coast. We were on home leave in Corvallis last week, visiting friends, doctors, dentists, property managers and more than a few stores. Patrick took to calling it our “restocking trip.” Very true. But one day, we got out the coast on a beautiful, sunny day. And I was reminded that with all of the exciting places we’ve visited in the last 10 months, there are still many wonderful things about our “real” home here in Oregon.

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Timing is Everything

With photography, timing is everything. Finding the transient light, that fleeting expression, the transitions of nature. Or in this case, that other photographer’s flash! I love this image from Venice, where just I happened to have the shutter open at the moment someone in the gondola took a picture. I love the star of light from the flash, the sharp shadow of the gondolier on the wall, the interesting exposure of the buildings. A serendipitous happenstance, I couldn’t have planned this shot. That makes it all the better.

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