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Snowstorm Support for Local Business

Filed in: General

Dear Portland, I feel like we need to have a heart to heart.

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What’s going on with you? I know we all go through changes in our lives, but your new winter mood is really getting hard to handle. We are now approaching, what? Day 10 of inclement weather? It is too much. Your wild, adolescent ways were fun and charming at first, but now we need to get back to adulting. What do you say?

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For the rest of you out there, I hope you’re managing the snow days. Our beloved Portland businesses however are getting hit hard. The ridiculous road situation has reduced the number of customers to an insane degree. Continue Reading...

Holiday Teas Around Town

Filed in: Events

Well this week has gotten interesting, hasn’t it? As you may know, my full time gig is working at Intel out in Hillsboro. So needless to say, Wednesday got a bit funky for me. After spending a few hours at the gym and grabbing dinner in an attempt to wait out the traffic, it appeared that was a lost cause. Google Maps still showed dark red everywhere with an expectation of 2+ hours home! My friend Rachel and her husband Alex were superstars and generously let us be unexpected house guests super late at night. So at least we didn’t need to sleep in our car! Continue Reading...

Chocolate Mint Smith Tea Latte

Filed in: Recipes

Holy cow, is it really Thanksgiving week?! How did that happen? What are you kids up to for the holiday? Hope you’ll be eating lots of delicious food and celebrating with friends or family!

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Brice and I are heading down to sunny LA for an impromptu mini-vacay, where we’ll be joining in a Friendsgiving on Thursday, playing by the beach, and (fingers crossed!) getting food at places like Sqirl and Baroo.

While Brice is always trying to escape the rainy days of Oregon winter, I’m occasionally a fan of the dreary skies. I am all about getting cozy in a big scarf and placing myself next to a fireplace with a good book and warm beverage. As I’m not a coffee drinker, I dig the tea latte trend. Similar to your standard latte, it’s got steamed milk mixed with brewed tea rather than espresso. It is creamy, rich and flavorful from the tea. Perfect for a cold day. Continue Reading...