portland places: southland whiskey kitchen.

I love living in Portland. It’s a fantastic place with a lovely climate, friendly people and delicious food and drinks – what’s not to love? People are always e-mailing me and asking me for suggestions of where to go and what to eat, see and do when they come to visit Portland. People want to […]

first the bad news. then the good.

First the bad news…. Lovely and local Portland boutique Le Train Bleu is closing :(. Le Train Bleu was one of my favorite local shops and owner Bria always had such a wonderfully curated selection of clothes and accessories.  It will most definitely be missed. BUT…. The good news is…. Everything storewide is 30-80% off […]

cute and eclectic ornaments.

I like ornaments. Every year since Craig and I started dating, we’ve collected an ornament.  Our 10 year dating anniversary is coming up in February, so we’ve accumulated a nice little collection thus far.  This year I think our ornament will come from Flutter on Mississippi here in Portland. If you’ve never been there, you […]