Category Archives: Portland

Winter wonderland

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Molly Newman

Look: snow! Strolling down Alberta Street in a mini-blizzard. We're smiling because we love snow. The ice storm left a beautiful glaze all over the tree in front of our house. The gate into Portland's Chinatown. Notice car-shaped snow blob. … Continue reading →

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Conversation

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Molly Newman

Jim: "You haven't posted anything since December tenth!"Me: "I haven't had anything to say."Jim: "That's not true."Me: (thinking) Oh, but it is. Happy winter! We are celebrating by being buried under 8" of lovely fluffy white snow, capped with a … Continue reading →

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An unexpected obstacle

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Molly Newman

So I want to design cute holiday cards for other people and maybe make it so we can have a wee bit of a Christmas this year. But in order to do so, I need some good sample photos. And … Continue reading →

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It’s oh so quiet

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Molly Newman

Tuesday afternoon, we packed up the giant orange suitcase and the two crammed-full-of-books backpacks and the large stuffed cheetah (Schwarz) and the small stuffed jaguar?/leopard? (D.C.) and the seven-year-old blond kid and the nine-year-old brunet kid into the Land Rover … Continue reading →

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The wages of craft is cheese

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Molly Newman

So here’s the shirt I made for the spelling bee (which I did not win… I messed up on “alopecia,” which I know perfectly well how to spell IRL. Do you think it had something to do with the glass … Continue reading →

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Conversations with the homeschooled

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Molly Newman

First of all: wow. I am overwhelmed. Seriously. Everyone who commented on my post about trying to encourage Rhys to read; everyone from the fabulous Orsig list who wended (?) his or her way over here to read more of … Continue reading →

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Are we having fun yet?

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Molly Newman

Doesn’t look like it, does it? In fact, it sort of looks like these folks (three of whom are apparently members of the Matching Douchebag Hat Society) are in line at the low-income medical clinic waiting to get their gonorrhea … Continue reading →

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Gooooooals

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Molly Newman

1. Get my feature outlined today and written by the end of the day on Thursday.2. Get my photo column outlined today and written by the end of the day tomorrow.3. Go through submissions for my techniques column by the … Continue reading →

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Birds

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Molly Newman

We've been a wee bit obsessed with all things winged here at the Jedi Temple Academy. The boys' fascination with World War I aircraft continues apace. Rhys is in D.C. with Grammy and whiled away several hours looking at the … Continue reading →

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Music notes

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Molly Newman

I got an e-mail from a previously-unbeknownst-to-me person the other day who'd stumbled across the Pic-Dem via a comment I'd left at another blog: While scrolling down the page, I noticed the cover art of Mastodon’s Leviathan on display.  Can … Continue reading →

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