again for five senses friday and this week I was in her neck of the woods, Portland. When we arrived, we went straight for the lookout of the
. The clouds started to break and the sun illuminated the amazing spring greens. It was gorgeous!
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seeing: Friends I haven't seen in a long time,
Michelle,
Hope and
Cassondra. We were so happy to be together!
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Multnomah Falls
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We headed into the city for some fantastic shopping.
smelling: It seems that each little store has its own delightful smell. Think about anthropologie and the smell itself is a big part of the experience. Our first stop was
flora, which we spotted while stopped at a traffic light.
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Then on to eccentric
cargo, so full of color and curiosities.
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tasting: The taste of Portland are definitely cupcakes and coffee. This delightful
filled morsel is from
cupcakes jones.
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hearing: So many giggles! We moved on to the
ace hotel for some uber-fun photo booth sessions. Here's me with
Hope.
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For the evening we headed to
Michelle's wonderful home and gushed over her amazing studio. She was such a gratious hostess and had thought about every detail of our trip to make it the best experience possible..and it sure was! We met up with
Jill and
Andrea for a night of crafts and artsy fun.
feeling: lots of delightful vintage bits and bobs to play with and run our hands over.
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The next morning we wrote postcards home (here's Hope) and planned out our day, Michelle had a full itinery for us!
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So many photos to take, so little time!
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Here we are at
monticello antiques.
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Michelle, Jill, Hope, me, Cassondra.
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We had a wonderful time at
Found on Freemont with special treats of more cupcakes and sparkling lemonade. Cheers! What a gorgeous store. I had my biggest haul there. I'll share my treasures in another post.
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Then on to
Ink and Peat. Hope and I have followed
the blog for awhile and were excited to see this wonderful store in person. It certainly did not disappoint!