Here is my walk to and from SWCC. I can cross Vermont at St Luke (but would not trust a 10 year old to do it). It would be great to have the brush removed 5 feet off the sidewalk to…

For all my life I have been a practical biker, not a hard core biker but a sensible, recreational, I got time, biker. Biking to high school was only done when I missed the bus, biking to work was only done when I woke up early, and my only goal in races was to finish…

Best thing about kids birthday parties is the planning. Planning a party means that I have can play, draw, cook and laugh with my kids. While the party is 2 hours of ear splitting, crazy jumping, crashing into walls uncontrollable giggling. The planning is a chance to share the excitement turning…

Sandboxes are only places where my 3 year old and 1 year old would entertain themselves, so in 2012 I became an expert in finding sandboxes in Portland. I loved playing with them as the dug, explored and problem solved, but at the time there were just two sand boxes in Portland, so I was left to…