Baby Lace® Hydrangea Paniculata

GCC LogoBaby Lace® dwarf paniculata hydrangea features petite, lacy white flowers against dark green foliage. The delicate looking blooms are held upright by strong stems that don’t flop. Its smaller size of 4’ h by 4’ w makes it ideal for container plantings and small gardens.

Isaac D Smith

IsaacDSmith02One of a kind stained/art glass windows for residential and commercial applications as well as oil painting.

Isaac D Smith
1409 NW 11th St
Battle Ground, WA 98604

5 Portland vintage stores to visit

oroxleatherLet’s face it, some of the biggest shopping duties of the year are right around the corner. Have you made your list and checked it twice? Start early, of course, and try avoiding the mall for even more fun.

Four shopping outings

pic 6 1As a dedicated sun lover, this is a hard time of year for me. Very hard. And when life gets hard, there’s really only one thing to do. Shop. Shop a lot. If you also need to distract yourself from wind, rain, falling leaves and a fading tan, here are some outing suggestions.

Portland-area vintage vendors

IMG 4148We live in a great town for so many reasons – one of which (for me) is all the exceptionally cool neighborhoods. I love to wander those hoods, stop for coffee, shop, lunch with friends. And just about the time I think I’ve mapped and traversed and seen ’em all – a ridiculous thought, to be sure – I find a new set of shops that need exploring.

Birds of a feather

2013SpringSummer Homeward BirdhouseBend artist Layla Coats collects twigs and rocks on her walks with her dog all around the Pacific Northwest. When she brings them home, the twigs become tiny perches and the rocks fit together as mini stone veneers.

Alterna-girl shopping in Portland

alternagirl 2Next time you’re looking to please a variety of tastes with a day of shopping – here are some parts of Portland that will satisfy those who like both the new and the old.

Shark tale

2013FebMar Homeward SharkTale 02From humble beginnings in a garage to being named one of 10 “American Made” award winners by Martha Stewart, Portland’s Mudshark Studios is rising fast.