A friend was over the other day, and she mentioned that she has meant to paint her living room for the last two years. But she hasn’t. This is not shocking to anyone who works on their home. It takes a freakishly long time to get the simplest task done.
A woman I know is an amazing entertainer. When she throws a dinner party, it’s performance art with an apron. For one gathering, she was excited to put to use a recently inherited antique family dining table. It was a long, narrow rustic carved wood thing rumored to have come from a castle.
Just a couple days left to visit Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden for free as part of the New Years eight day event.
The toboggan was rarely put to use. Probably because the 6-foot long sled was approximately the same length as the only hill around. So when my mother pulled it through the snowy backyard when I was a kid, I watched from the kitchen window, curious. Did she develop a sudden urge to go sledding?
With focus on the future, we sometimes forget to appreciate where we’ve been. This seems an auspicious time to look back at some of our favorite homes, design and decor featured on the pages of Oregon Home 2012 issues.
Learn how to introduce mason bees to your garden, helping to dramatically increase fruit tree production.
Neil Kelly’s 2013 free remodeling workshops begin on Saturday, January 19.
You say you want a resolution? Well, you know, we all want to change the world. Just don’t expect everyone in the household to like it.
The famous Peacock Lane Christmas lights begin December 15 and run until December 31.
Portland Nursery gives a class this weekend on how to attract various birds to your garden.
