Portland Sucks Less

I had the good fortune to attend two different events at the lovely Berry Botanic Garden this month. I found my Chris Craft photo in one of the cutsey boutiques in the Sellwood neighborhood. I also added another fine piece to my OPP (Other People's Pottery) collection. My front walk has been free of meth-head debris for a week. Ruby has a new playmate, Lucy (a shy Dalmation-Border Collie mix), in the building. The weather has been holding at sunny and warm; I've worn a sundress on five occasions. The white linen capri pants have been laundered. I've had the opportunity to view how the other half lives (and aspires to live) and was reminded of just how much I like my urban, walking, apartment-living lifestyle. I hate the word 'lifestyle', but in lieu of something better, that works. More on this topic later. My plants have not died. I've discovered Marionberries.