Posts Tagged ‘awesome’
Hailey Coffee Co.
I love random art. Whether it’s street art or kid’s refrigerator art or the art you find on a beach. I like it all. I also like coffee. The Hailey Coffee Co, in Hailey Idaho combines the two. Not only can you get a fantastic cup of joe, you can entertain yourself while you wait, looking at the artwork and poetry carved into the [...]
Ample harvest
Thanks to Cathy Wellner of Hailey, Idaho for this suggestion. Ampleharvest.org is an organization that connects gardeners with food pantries. According to its website it is: a nationwide effort to educate, encourage and enable gardeners with extra extra produce to easily donate to a local food pantry. AmpleHarvest.org gives food pantries [...]
Homemade Veggie Lasagna
One of the best things my mom made when we were growing up was lasagna. It wasn't just the end result that made me happy, it was the process, too. The loving preparation of the noodles, sauce, and meat took a couple of hours, making the house smell amazing. Now I'm a vegetarian, and Mom makes veggie lasagna, as well as the meaty kind. [...]
Food dehydrator
One of my favorite kitchen appliances is my food dehydrator. Need a healthy snack? Cut up some fruits and make whole-fruit leather. Apples, bananas, apricots, peaches, mangoes and pineapple make fantastic dried fruit. Or, if you want to treat your pooch, cut up some sweet potatoes, drizzle with Vitamin E oil, and you have fantastic, [...]
St. Johns
Portland is known for its great neighborhoods. Annexed to the city in 1915, St. Johns still maintains a fierce character of its own, with a downtown of storefronts, coffee shops, restaurants and a fencing salon. Aside from the peaceful charm of the downtown, St. Johns is one of Portland's most dramatic neighborhoods. It is one of the [...]
Ashleigh Flynn
I was reintroduced to a great musical artist tonight. Ashleigh Flynn was cruising around the venue with a little paper crown on her head, celebrating her girlfriend's birthday, and talking with everyone. Her beautiful energy accompanied her on stage where she sang everything from Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" to "Let the Circle be Unbroken," [...]
Cafe Give
CafeGive provides a wonderful service. It brings together online shoppers with non-profits and everyone wins. Shop online through their site, select a charity as a beneficiary and a portion of the proceeds from your purchases go to that charity. Awesome.
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life indexes 1.25 million known species and organisms on earth. It divides this massive list into 7 categories: animals, plants, fungi, protozoa, chromista, bacteria and viruses. According to the website, the Catalogue of Life Special 2010 Edition "is the most complete and integrated species list known to man." Did you [...]
Flip video camera
We got a Flip video camera several months ago - a Mino HD. It fits in your purse (or your pocket), is very easy to use AND it comes with it's own editing software - which is loaded on the camera so you can edit your movies on your computer or on grandma's. LOVE it! The flip part? It's the built-in USB that flips out at the touch of a [...]
Farmers Insurance Call Center
I spent a little time at the Farmers Insurance call center in Hillsboro, Oregon, and was amazed at how hard they work to keep their workplace a positive place. There's an on-site gift shop filled with cheerful items like balloons, paper sunflowers, painted pots, butterfly magnets and more. And on the walls all around the building are huge [...]
