tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post2173085787091452564..comments2023-12-23T08:37:50.433-05:00Comments on hula seventy: self portrait #42Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-36701698022081618422007-07-16T22:12:00.000-04:002007-07-16T22:12:00.000-04:00welcome to Portland!my tip is ~ always carry a swe...welcome to Portland!<BR/><BR/>my tip is ~ always carry a sweater but never an umbrella.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773288069830826208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-3989950170319387182007-07-06T00:32:00.000-04:002007-07-06T00:32:00.000-04:00oh, you are making me miss portland. it was our ho...oh, you are making me miss portland. it was our home for 8 years until just a few months ago when we moved to san fran. we'll be back in portland next year, but oh how i miss all those random stop signs and one way streets and wearing down jackets in june and quirkiness and downtown. summer starts this week in portland. enjoy it. it will be gorgeous from now until novemeber!!! kiss the air. it's amazing up there....kelly raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018657951979637249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-41440313224722951822007-06-23T11:34:00.000-04:002007-06-23T11:34:00.000-04:00I still have the exact same feeling - the sweater ...I still have the exact same feeling - the sweater in June thing. We moved to Sooke 4 years ago and the cool summers and rainy winters are, well, um, DIFFERENT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-12375918762393809862007-06-18T16:26:00.000-04:002007-06-18T16:26:00.000-04:00found this this morning and thought maybe it might...found this this morning and thought maybe it might help with the lightning bug pangs....<BR/><BR/>http://charlesandmarie.com/lifestyle-gems/quintessentials/modern-living/details/product/sun-jar/?tx_ttproducts_pi1%5BbackPID%5D=292&tstmp=1182193258<BR/><BR/>and just know you're not alone in the sweater wearing department in the middle of june....Jan Halvarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783438439039979102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-40456290700392530632007-06-18T11:05:00.000-04:002007-06-18T11:05:00.000-04:00oooh. Your garden sounds lovely. The former owners...oooh. Your garden sounds lovely. The former owners left you with a great start. Portland is the city I dream of dropping it all and starting all over again. Posts like this only egg me on!<BR/><BR/>PS: Squirrels are total stinkers. maybe try sprinkling cayenne around your plants. They don't like it very much. I buy a big jug of it Costco to put in my birdseed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-58003142905063087382007-06-16T00:22:00.000-04:002007-06-16T00:22:00.000-04:00I am sooooo envious. I want to move to Portland.I am sooooo envious. I want to move to Portland.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841754661437225388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-42765366306830746992007-06-15T14:02:00.000-04:002007-06-15T14:02:00.000-04:00ha!Your yard sounds amazing-you are making me jeal...ha!<BR/>Your yard sounds amazing-you are making me jealous that mine is just a wee patch of lawn. But it's all good 'cause I am enjoying everyone else yard. And you have to remember-there were sweaters in June-but a short sleeves for part of April and most of May. It gets better after the first year...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-67576670040176300312007-06-14T15:53:00.000-04:002007-06-14T15:53:00.000-04:00i will admit that this weather is getting to be in...i will admit that this weather is getting to be in a bad way. today i am just bla because of the lack of sun. <BR/><BR/>i love the idea of the self portrait challenge, maybe one day i will join in.devinemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193853885963119090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-15635201289759781692007-06-13T19:03:00.000-04:002007-06-13T19:03:00.000-04:00i have two very dear friends who live in portland....i have two very dear friends who live in portland. i am gonna hafta come visit so i can see what all this talk is about! ; )<BR/>lucky you.<BR/><BR/>i'll bring fireflies with me when i come.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128785215358505300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-8923450745040335282007-06-13T18:15:00.000-04:002007-06-13T18:15:00.000-04:00Now this is the way to address one's city (as oppo...Now this is the way to address one's city (as opposed to the list of negative rants that I just tossed at New York City). Lovely sentiments - you're gonna make it there. You and the city are friends already. Friends who tell each other the truth.sulu-designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997610829986070303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-12192729855683017062007-06-13T17:28:00.000-04:002007-06-13T17:28:00.000-04:00what a perfect photo and post Andrea. I envy those...what a perfect photo and post Andrea. I envy those fresh eyes as you discover a new environment - it sounds like you've found a secret garden in Portland. xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-68229075175064788912007-06-13T15:15:00.000-04:002007-06-13T15:15:00.000-04:00Very striking photo!Very striking photo!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335465248417587444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-187746186619001242007-06-13T15:10:00.000-04:002007-06-13T15:10:00.000-04:00So glad to hear praise for your new home out west....So glad to hear praise for your new home out west. And so soon. Great photo too. No lightning bugs? Seriously?? That's weird.Jeremy Stockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588877690446354814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-5846977580958843732007-06-13T13:52:00.000-04:002007-06-13T13:52:00.000-04:00Oh, beautiful Andrea.Your words cause me to rememb...Oh, beautiful Andrea.<BR/><BR/>Your words cause me to remember when I moved to an unknown land and felt the duality of having lovely new experiences and complete disjointedness all at the same time. What a crazy, lovely upsidedown cherished time that was.<BR/><BR/>My thoughts and squishy hugs are with you (and your lovely garden).LeShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980509507170565763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-72486984374716729092007-06-13T13:24:00.000-04:002007-06-13T13:24:00.000-04:00So glad you are liking it here. As a native I am v...So glad you are liking it here. As a native I am very protective of P-town. Have you checked out any Farmer's Markets? - they abound!<BR/>You could net your strawberries - but squirrels are wiley little guys so who knows. <BR/>My husband is from the east and talks about lightning bugs, he misses them too. I have never seen them and it is high on my list. It sounds like summertime magic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-45486990039619195662007-06-13T12:12:00.000-04:002007-06-13T12:12:00.000-04:00One of the great things about Portland weather is ...One of the great things about Portland weather is that you don't know what you will get from year to year. Some springs are quite warm, and others are cooler and wetter, like this year. I'm a native Oregonian but I lived in Alexandria, Virginia for 4+ years. After suffering through the heat and humidity those 4 summers, I was happy to return to a place that I had to wear a light sweater in the morning and evening hours in early and late summer. Don't worry, it will get warmer, even hot, soon, very soon. <BR/><BR/>And, good luck with your garden. We are in the process of selling our house so we haven't put much energy into our kitchen garden this year, but if we buy the house we are seriously considering, our yard will be 5 times the size it is now--more food and flowers! I'm not sure what to advise about the squirrels. They don't seem to bother our berries, both maybe that is because we have a dog who thinks chasing squirrels is fine entertainment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-18209392639657268602007-06-13T11:21:00.000-04:002007-06-13T11:21:00.000-04:00Lightning bugs would be cool here! There is someth...Lightning bugs would be cool here! There is something satisfying about having garden dirt underneath the fingernails and then looking out the window at all your hardwork. Your garden sounds absolutely beautiful.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676812371336760471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-26131306126223088272007-06-13T09:51:00.000-04:002007-06-13T09:51:00.000-04:00all that flower growing talk does sound lush, but ...all that flower growing talk does sound lush, but sweaters in june would be a hard sell for me. off to capture lightening bug pictures for you friend.hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375293685586497432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-68333393515125404852007-06-13T09:36:00.000-04:002007-06-13T09:36:00.000-04:00i love your letter to portland. i've never been, ...i love your letter to portland. i've never been, but it sure sounds magical.<BR/><BR/>and the photo is simply beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-75748063338859485892007-06-13T04:46:00.000-04:002007-06-13T04:46:00.000-04:00Sounds like you've got some great soil over there!...Sounds like you've got some great soil over there! I'm currently sending everyone mad by going on and on about my vegetable patch, which is going great guns this year. Yay for growing stuff!sarah doowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631371269303716696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-47844722971140896132007-06-13T01:41:00.000-04:002007-06-13T01:41:00.000-04:00just ignore those traffic signs + gojust ignore those traffic signs + gomod*momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072518787342325987noreply@blogger.com