Saturday, February 28, 2009

The Strand & The Housing Market

















It was a beautiful day in Portland, so Joe and I decided to check out some recent foreclosures. I know - what we do for fun. These condos were way out of our price range when they first went on the market, which is why we bought where we are currently. I suppose we should have rented until these became available...but the floor plan isn't quite right. And they are still slightly out of our price range. There is a nice garden and river view. The former "posh" restaurant might have been able to make a go of it if the food was actually good. Unfortunately, now there is just empty space, with amazing glass sculptures on display. Hopefully, there will be a reasonable restaurant in there some time soon. We need another place in Portland that serves food late at night when I am actually still awake and craving something delicious.


Saturday, February 14, 2009

Oregon Statehood Day

Happy Valentine's Day to you Oregon! Happy 150th Birthday to you too. The State hasn't had a lot of $$ for PR, so I'm sure not many people are into this.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Chinese New Year 2009

Ohhh, I'm too lazy to post today. Who am I kidding? Go check out Joe's blog entry (link to the right titled "Joe's Grumblings" on Chinese New Year activities...we were at the same events, and he took pictures using my camera anyway. I loved the long string of firecrackers, that detour was totally worth it.