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Postcard From 6,000 Feet

Posted on April 25, 2012 by literarylee

How did I end up more than halfway up 11,000 foot Mount Hood?  Nearly two weeks ago we toured Portland, an urban jewel set in a mossed-tree temperate rain forest.  Then, a drive south along the Oregon Coast oohing and aahing at dramatic … Continue reading →

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Another Postcard: Donuts in Portland

Posted on April 23, 2012 by literarylee

We ate donuts our last day in Portland at a famous shop called Voodoo Donuts.  Their tasty products, cake and yeast goodies unusually and richly colored and flavored, labor under thick swaths of icing encrusted with colorful sweet cereals, mini candies and treats.  … Continue reading →

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Postcard From Court

Posted on April 17, 2012 by literarylee

We developed a new style of trip: a court vacation.  Spectated all day yesterday at this town’s superior court.  Enjoyed our ring-side seat to this constitutional democracy’s rule of law practiced by the judge, lawyers, correctional professionals.  We  watched with … Continue reading →

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Postcard from the Oregon Coast

Posted on April 12, 2012 by literarylee

We found a lovely hotel built right along the beach.  We look out from our room to see a full frontal view of the Pacific.  We watch storms blow in and then away, blue skies and water to gray and … Continue reading →

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