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1 September 2010 0 Comments

Liechenstein Party

We attended a celebration of Liechtenstein’s Independence August 15th at its Oregon Honorary Consul’s home in the Portland west hills.

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23 June 2010 1 Comment

I Fed a Rhino!

The second part of our backstage tour of the Portland zoo was the rhinoceros. Even the keeper stays away from it, protected by huge bars. Feeding him was one of the most memorable things I have ever done. Its prehensile upper lip (adapted for grasping and holding), slimy, warm tongue and lower lip grabbed around [...]

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5 June 2010 1 Comment

At the Beach

I am at the beach and thought that I could download pictures here for my blog, but NO. Today, I did three loads of wash, weeded the entire south side of the cabin, read in Catcher in the Rye, walked on the beach, and chatted with beach friends. Tomorrow, I will go to the store [...]