Salamagundi West
While in Vancouver, we also ended up at a cavernous shop called Salamagundi West, which was just full of odd little treasures: old photos, toys, musical instruments, beads, ribbon, old tins, and other pretty little things.
Travel
Lovely Vancouver
I hadn’t been to Vancouver BC since I was very young. I was looking forward to this trip, since I remembered how beautiful the scenery was and pretty the city seemed to me then. Plus people have been telling me that Vancouver is like a bigger, even better Portland. I didn’t find it to be [...]
Holiday in the sun
We took a little mid-month trip home to southern California in December, just in time for some unseasonably warm weather. It was 79 degrees on our first day there. We had an afternoon in Santa Monica and pretended it was summer, getting carribean food and ginger beer at Cha Cha Chicken (which has a deceptive [...]
A stay at the lighthouse
I turned 30 this summer, so we took a lovely trip to the coast last month to celebrate. We stayed in an inn that was formerly a lighthouse keeper’s residence. It was serene and beautiful. This little cutie was the life of the party with that lampshade on her head. The coast was perfectly gorgeous, [...]
Desert Bloom
We recently went down to California for a wedding. We decided to take a little side trip to Palm Springs for a few days while we were there, and it was amazing. If you follow any other blogs written by Portlanders, you probably know this already, but we have had really lousy weather so far [...]
Weekend in Seattle
We’ve been doing a little traveling lately. I have many challenging projects going on right now, so while it’s hard to get away, it’s also been really helpful. I don’t know about you, but traveling has always centered me, even if the trip is close, quick, or familiar. It helps me get out of my [...]
New York
I just got back from a quick trip to New York. We came across one of those cheap Jet Blue fares, so off we went to visit friends and eat and drink and have a wonderful time. There’s a strange poetry about New York. I’ve never been able to put my finger on it, but [...]
Iceland
They call Iceland a land of contrasts, and that seems the only way of describing it. There is the landscape of fire and ice, boiling water and icy waterfalls, steaming geysers and giant glaciers. There is also the pride in their unique history and traditions, along with an ultra-modern hyper-consumerism reflected in the expensive shops [...]
The Victoria and Albert Museum
One of my favorite things we did in London was a visit to The Victoria and Albert Museum. I’ve read about so many amazing fashion exhibits at the V&A over the years, so seeing the fashion and jewelry collections there was quite an experience. Unfortunately, photos were very difficult because of the glass and lighting, [...]
London in Fall
We went to London! I happened upon a very cheap fare to London and Iceland (more on that later), so off we went to experience this mythic city. First, let me tell you that I had big dreams where London is concerned. I am a voracious reader, and I think this quote from the beginning [...]