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Category Archives: Just for fun
Exquisite Creatures, exquisite world
Currently showing at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) is this fantastic exhibit we all owe it to ourselves to see. It is the work of Christopher Marley, showcasing the immense beauty of the other creatures in the world … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Just for fun, Local interest
Tagged *see* the world, animals, art and science, birds, crustaceans, Exquisite Creatures, insects, naturalistic art, OMSI, reptiles
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An evening at the Japanese Garden
Day or night, I rarely – if ever – turn down an invitation to experience the Japanese Garden. So when Drake (the owner of the company I work for, and also a board member of the Japanese Garden) asked if … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Just for fun, Local interest
Tagged ceramics, dusk, exhibit, garden, illumination, Koi pond, Living National Treasure, Mashiko, outdoor lighting, Portland Japanese Garden, pottery, twilight
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Whippings, weather and witches – and other superstitions relating to Swedish Easter traditions.
Well friends – it is Spring again and with it, time for another ancient and mysterious holiday. To me, in some sense, the word “Spring” is an onomatopoeia of tremendous potency. Here in our northern hemisphere, it is the time … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Just for fun, Scandinavia
Tagged Easter, fertility, Holiday Traditions, Lent, magic, Påskris, Shrovetide, superstition, Swedish, witches
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Nothing says “Christmas” like a pink flamingo…
In many ways, I enjoy living in the US. But there are some instances where this gal from the old world feels like a real alien. One of those instances is the Holidays. What is up with the Christmas ornaments??? … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Just for fun
Tagged American, bumper sticker theory, Christmas, culture, decoration, Holiday Traditions, Holidays, individual expression, ornament, US
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Going gaga over green flowers
The delight of the out-of-the-blue, sudden blossoming of one of my cacti a few weeks ago – for the first time in seven years! – carried with it another surprise… The flowers were green! How cool! Their obvious oddball appeal … Continue reading
Posted in Color, Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping, Just for fun
Tagged Anna Pavord, bulbs, Green, green flowers, phyllody, Plants, unusual
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Veni, vidi, WeHoP – a glorious garden geek adventure – part 2
We got out of our cars less than a minute after we left Heronswood, stretched our travel weary limbs, and began exploring the offerings of Celestial Dream Gardens. But, alas, we got distracted! A few yards after getting back on … Continue reading
Veni, vidi, WeHoP – a glorious garden geek adventure – part 1
It started with an invitation to visit WeHoP – Western Horticultural Products – a Pacific Northwest plant broker that tests and experiments with an enormous variety of plants to determine their suitability for the PNW climate, and then supplies them … Continue reading
Posted in Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping, Just for fun, Nice People
Tagged garden, Heronswood, Kitsap peninsula, landscaping, Plants, road trip, Valley Nursery, WeHoP
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Fragrant Distractions – Part Two
Originally posted on The Fragrant Man:
Guest Post by Anna Part One is here. This is Part Two. The lilies have faded, and I have had time to ponder how to write anything about fragrance. I have the same intimidations…
Posted in Just for fun
Tagged Anima Dulcis, Color, fragrance, interpretation, Orange Sanguine, perfume, Puredistance 'M', review, Rose 31, scent, The Fragrant Man
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Fragrant Distractions – Part One
Originally posted on The Fragrant Man:
Anna’s lilies I remember the day I first met Anna. She was quite lost on The Fragrant Journey. Bewildered by choice but not finding any personal resonance in traditional feminine fragrances; she was experiencing…
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Tagged fragrance, lilies, olfactory sense, perfume, recommendations, scent, The Fragrant Man
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The Creative Flux 