Greetings,

I hope this letter finds you well. This April marked my second year in Portland and the longer I’m here the more I love it! It’s been a blast furnishing my house with a mix of modern and vintage. There are so many cool design events and hip happenings that keep me inspired. I feel truly lucky and grateful to be able to do what I do.

Summer is finally here in Portland and I'm enjoying the gorgeous sunny days... It is lovely this time of year with trees in bloom and flowers in every garden. Recently I have been inspired to do a little gardening and have been enjoying sprucing it up with some new plants.

I thought I would share a few of my recent finds with you.

Garden Art
I had my front porch railing re-done last year and have been on the hunt for the perfect decorative ornaments. Recently I finally got lucky and came across locally made stone artichoke finials with a nice patina to put on my front porch posts. Check them out online at J Joseph Studios

Portland Picks life + style to you: every friday
portlandpicks.com

Food and Drink
Find the best Happy Hour in Portland! I love this site; no need to plan. Get a group of friends together and check out this website for all the best spots and good deals. urbandrinks.com

Directions
Best gadget ever! I recently got a Garmin GPS unit for my car and I have to say I totally love it! I will never be lost again and no more wasted paper printing out directions online. You can check them out at Costco.

I recently attended a great WebVisions conference. These presenters were gracious enough to let me share their links with you.

Creating Sexy Style Sheets
Courtesy of Jina Bolton

Experience Design as the Sum of its Parts Webvisions 2007 Courtesy of Mark Wyner, Principal, Mark Wyner Design

Lynda.com A fabulous online training resource

Bluetooth Retro Handset Dial "B" for Bluetooth
I'm a self-admitted gadget freak and I just love the contrast of vintage with modern...

You Tube Lyre Bird
Be patient, it's worth the wait to the end of the video.

SkyMaul Spoof
Having just gotten back from a trip to CA I was chuckling over the SkyMall Catalogue and then I came across this spoof.

De-Motivational Posters
We've all seen the "motivational" posters with the pretty nature images and canned messages, but this site offers a humerous antidote. Also check out the corporate spin videos.

I hope you have a wonderful summer filled with joy and good things. Drop me a line to say hi or if you have any projects you would like to discuss.

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