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Crystal
I am very excited to see that it's about to become full-on harvest time. That was actually a pretty quick process, despite my impatience. The raspberries seem to be producing much more and for much... More »
Crystal
Trust me: if you're in the neighborhood, you need to stop at Miyamoto and try their Nigiri and Norimaki. It's just off Stark, on SE 81st. Then again, if you are not in the Montavilla... More »
Crystal
We have cherry tomatoes, regular sized tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, yellow peppers, zucchini, cilantro, chard, carrots and beets. Of course, very few of each because there is only one row of dirt (unlike those other... More »
Crystal
Omar and his family are ok. He told me not to worry. "How far away from Gaza are you?" I asked, since I recall he lives near Hebron, toward the east side of Israel/Palestine. "50... More »
Crystal
The last ¼ mile was inside the zoo itself. That’s a pretty fun idea. I finally spotted my man with his camera right at the finish line, and gave him a wave as I headed... More »
Crystal
Things are bad here. Tough, tough, tough. I have been managing to hold it together most of the time, but this morning I flipped out in the kitchen while my girlie was in the living... More »
Crystal
That's me on the left in the purple. These guys were so great. We saw a couple of them waiting at a bus stop in the morning, on their way to the parade. What a... More »
Crystal
Since I was a meteorologist in my past life (before Brandeis), and I know the limitations of the job, I kept my hopes up for seeing the swifts despite the gloomy weather forecast this weekend... More »
Crystal
In the absence of our newest local grass roots what’s happenin’ PDX reporter (Mark, who contributes to PDX Pipeline ), I felt the need to fill the photo/news void left in his wake. (Mark is... More »
Crystal
I am really coming to love Portland. Yesterday was a great day. The clouds parted about the time we left the house, and it was warm and I was dressed perfectly. (It’s so hard to... More »
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