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It's been a while since I've had the time or inclination to continue this casual blogging venture. I'm still in Portland, the food here is still amazing, except now it's springtime.

I'd like to begin with a little bit of bragging, as big sister Mel has gotten a lot of media attention lately. Firstly, she was featured on the cover of Transitions, Prescott College's magazine. View the issue here (pdf). Mel was also featured by the Trustees of Reservations for being a former Trustees apprentice who has continued on to manage a thriving vegetable farm! Article here.

I have garnered no such media attention. I am, however, more than half done with my nursing program! I've had to relocate and I now live on the top floor of a beautiful old apartment building with no room for anything more than a tabletop indoor garden. I've also upgraded to a larger kitchen (yes!) with a larger stove (yes!) that's electric (sigh).

clockwise from left: mac + cheese. latte/stumptown. charcuterie board/clyde common. the new stove. toads in a hole. drinking chocolate/cacao.

I've had no shortage of inspiration, culinary and cultural, since my relocation to Portland. For you coffee lovers who are curious about exactly what's going on in Portland, coffee-wise, I recommend this article from the ever-witty Willamette Week. If you needed an excuse for visiting Portland, that write-up might just provide it.

image: wweek.com, cameronbrowne.com

I hope all is well out there! More to come.

AMH