Category Archives: Side Notes

Shop Local

My favorite place to get my packaging materials is closing its doors.  A walk through their store would give me spectacular ideas to add that WOW factor to my packaging for my Sweetheart Special, Mother’s Day Fab Five Special, Father’s Day Special, Gift Certificates, etc.  I’m sad that they are gone.  Then that fear of “this could...

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Happy New Year!

Wishing you a happy and healthy 2012! I’d like to share some of my favorite pet images from 2011.  Enjoy!

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Does This Make Me Look Fat?

This is the beauty about buying shoes – its one of the things we can purchase where we don’t have to worry if the fit is unflattering. My wonderfully artistic and out of the box floral designer friend, Françoise Weeks has extended her talents to the world of shoes!  When I first saw them, they...

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Vertical Apples

Not apple trees but apple branches that grow and bear fruit.  What will they think of next?

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Urban Osprey Nest

Riley and I see some amazing things when we go for our daily walks.  This is an Osprey nest in the green area by the Willamette River in the South Waterfront area.  We spotted 2 chicks in the nest with one very demanding to be fed!  

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