I usually miss the start of the rainbows when they are brightest – especially the double ones – but today I was lucky
Tag: Portland Oregon
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Why I Love Twitter
Some people i know from Twitter arrived in Portland yesterday and we ate supper on my deck..
Here is a video taken with an IPhone [I want one!!!]
[It was directed toward other friends on Twitter but you can enjoy it too]
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Heat waves are BAD for you!
Wow – a 10 day heat wave – each day we hit at least 90 and a few were over 100 and up to 107. With no AC – inside my house was about 8 degrees cooler! Yes it meant when out was 107 – in was 99! And for several nights it never cooled off like “normal” although I fear these current patterns are the new normal.
I get heat exhaustion and I know how to take care of me – but this kind of weather gets to me no matter how well prepared I am. I get light headed and nauseous and don’t feel like eating. I literally ate meals when I did not want them as I knew that I had to eat…
No fun – sleep was bad even with fans going.
Anyway – IT”S OVER!!! and now I am catching up on what did not get done in that time frame….and trying to not overdo too much – already did that the other day and learned again that when you get older your body needs a little more time to recover from stress- no matter what caused the stress 😀
2 things:
1- next summer an air conditioner will be bought
2- I will be moving this blog to a new hosting service when I figure it all out and an announcement will be posted
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Downsizing? Live Near Portland Oregon?
This week, many of the shelves at Community Warehouse are almost empty!
We are nearly out of the following items:
Pots and Pans
Baking Dishes
Toasters
Dishes
Cooking Utensils
BlanketsTowels
Can you help?65 low-income households in need of essential items and furniture will visit us this week for assistance. Your donations are needed and appreciated! There’s no need to buy new. We accept used items as long as they are in good condition.
We are open every day 10-4 to receive donations. If you need to schedule our truck to pick up furniture, please call (503) 235-8786.
Community Warehouse
2267 N. Interstate Avenue
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 274-4750
www.communitywarehouse.orgCommunity Warehouse is a local non-profit organization that receives donated basic household items and furniture from individuals and businesses, and gives them to low-income people recovering from crisis such as homeless or domestic violence. Over 65 households are served each week.
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Just one of "those" days
A typical Pacific Northwest day – except that we got spoiled since we have not had too many of them this year. It’s a wet 54 degrees and every so often the sun shines brightly and the rain diminishes. Have not seen a rainbow yet but they are typical on days like this – we even get double rainbows.
But while we enjoyed our warm, and mostly dry, October and November – some parts of the USA needed rain desperately and I hope they are getting enough now.
What concerns me even more – nice as October was – it was the second warmest October in record keeping history. Oceans are warmer, land masses are warmer, air is dirtier and less able to do what cleaner air can do…etc. We need to act to save our planet.
I’d rather have the usual October and November rain knowing that future generations will have a planet to call home.
