a perfect portland day

start your artistic self off at tandy for a class in leather dye (it's a good day when my fingers are stained with color)...then to the sugar cube for a little something sweet...go on a free walking tour of irvington historic neighborhood homes and gardens...foster & dobbs for cheesy goodness (triple cream fromage from france!) and an iced coffee; families arrive by bicycle for afternoon meals...not far from a cute shoe store and broadway books! there are even "poetry boxes" along the walk--some by local poets and some by robert frost. how cool that someone in the neighborhood thought to create these and keep them updated. such a lush, beautiful time of year, May: