Klickitat Street, NE Portland

 Jude turned ten years old on March 12#daffodils#everyyear

Have you read Ramona the Pest or any books by this author?  Beverly Cleary lived right here in NE Portland. Her books are set in this neighborhood. There is such a power of place in her writing that I feel I am IN her books when I am here. Add kids named Zoe, Everett, Auggie and Jude (above) and you expect Ramona and Beezus to come running around the corner any minute.
Portland is a city of neighborhoods. Quiet streets, gardens in the front yard and small, storybook houses. We stopped by Jude and Auggie's old house on the way home to take a photo and kids and parents appeared out of (seemingly) nowhere.

No snow anywhere!

Teachers find their class!

 Ruth and Barb orchestrated a paste paper making project with Jude's 4th grade. 

Look at the results!!!

East coast barn in west coast condo#oldfriend#lifting quality.

This painting of our Canadian barn was done by my mother,
Martha McLean, on a window screen backed by boards from the barn. Talk about an artist!

 Tuxedo Tuesday.
Volunteer Granny at Alemeda Elementary School, Portland OR#Auggiestartsafad

Multnomah Falls#nodroughthere

Working on Ruth's website at the coffee shop#latte#tutor#bestalmondcroissantever!

Better than Rothko!#kidsarethebestartists.