Postcards from Portland

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening
the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us.
Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

Henri-Frederic Amiel

These "postcards" are not pictures in the conventional sense. They are mental images with which we hope to impart a flavor of the beautiful area in which we live. And they are one way we stay in touch with family and friends in far flung corners of the world.

The phrase Postcards from Portland was inspired by the CBS TV show Sunday Morning hosted by Charles Osgood (and before that, Charles Kerault, who has now passed on and is sorely missed). They occasionally feature a segment called "Postcard from Nebraska" done by reporter Roger Welsch. It was so popular that they now have another one, "Postcard from Maine", delivered by humorist Tim Sample. If you haven't watched the show, you just don't know what you're missing!

The .sig used on the postcards is obviously ripped off from Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon monologues on MPR's A Prairie Home Companion®,

We hope you will enjoy reading these postcards as much as we have delighted in creating them.

2003

November/December Elisha's 6th Birthday, Disney on Ice, Dem Bones, KinderCare Holiday Show, SoCal Christmas, Icing on the Cake - Madam al Fresco
Summer/Fall Cannon Beach; KinderCare; 1st Bicycle; Tap Dance; Concerts; Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maize; Seattle Vacation, WRQ Visit; Halloween Party; Work Word; Krav Maga

1999

August/September Roseola; Crux Moves; Leaping Lexicons; Too Soon Two; Liz's Birthday/Lilith Fair; Wolz/Voltz visit; temblor!; Liz's 20 yr. HS reunion; Some Summer (NOT)
July Big Bang, Big Cough, Word Smorgasbord, Hugs and Kisses
May/June Too big fer her britches, dash 'n dance, Copper River King Salmon, irises, DSL
April Passover, Vacation from Hell, Rotavirus, Work in Progress, Tornado
February/March Saturate Before Using, Taking it in Stride, NADA, Liz Biz, Avalon Feast
January Gifts Galore, Happy *yawn* New *zzz* Year, Fill of Chill, All Choked Up, Crowning Glory

1998

December Spin the Dreidel, Deck the Halls, Clear the Table, Rain that Falls
November Leaf and Limb, Long Island Frank, Babble and Bumble, Virus Ire Us, Natal+1, Demo Boy
October Mizzle and Drizzle, Port of Crawl, Silk Jubilee
August/September Liz's Birthday, Progeny Progress, First Cold, SoCal Shmooze
July Tower of Babble, Prune Typhoon, 5 Year `Meetaversary'
June DisMay, Half Way 'Round the Sun, Mother's Day I
May Sandy the Great, Passover in Boca, One Good Turn, Wow'n 'em
April Stitch in Time; Needles, Giggles & Razzles; Grandma & Father Time; Crib Jib
March Growin' Like a Weed, Vocal Play, L'Auberge, Baby Sitter, Implant Finale, A Word from Elisha
February Too Big for Her Britches; Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Back to Work We Go :-(
January Epidermis Bliss, Sounds of Sigh-lence, Winter Holidays, Snow and Ice

1997

December Birth and After, The Times They Are a Changin', Bosom Buddy, Shambolic Colic
November The Waiting Game, The Great Pumpkin, Mother-to-be's Mother's Vigil
October Early in the Mourning; Fetus Impetus; Wedding Anniversary III; Seeds, Weeds and Seals
In Memorium In Loving Memory of William Francis Wolz
September Visit from Ada, Wedding, Picnic, Gardening, Street of Dreams, Let us Pray
August Spruced Up For Liz's Birthday, The Old Folks at Home, I Get a Kick Out of You
July In Memory of Maxine, Going Screwy, Things That Go Bump in the Belly
June Busting Out All Over, Mother's Day, Jan & Cliff's Hitching Post
May Great Expectations, Moving Experience, Passover in Boca
April Home at Last, Birth Mirth, Easter in Surf City
March Extraction Satisfaction, Let There Be Light, Engaging Dinner, Maternal Visit
February A Roof Over Our Heads, Sunny Days
January Powerless in Portland, Noah Noel, Boarding House

1996

December Home, Home on the Rains; California Visit; Giving Thanks
October & November Our Second Wedding Anniversary, Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood, Fall Colors
September Visit from the Herring Clan, Visit from the 'kid' & Deirdre, Street of Dreams, Dental Nightmare, Wild Ride
August New Babe, Liz's Birthday, Visit from Liz's Parents, Coast Adventures, Sultry Summer
July Copper River King Salmon, Rose Festival, Wild Ride
June Visit from Cousin Ken
May Passover & Visit from Liz's Mom
April Spring Arrives & Sandy's Birthday
March Waterflows96 & Valentine's Day
February More Ice & Snow
January Ice Storm & Windblows95

1995

December Rain & Visitors from California
November Fall Foliage & the Columbia River Gorge
October Our One Year Wedding Anniversary
July The Orygun Trail

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