for starters, it has the only crafting thrift store in the entire country! knittn' kitten. it was heaven!
they sold tons of vintage fabric for no more than $2.50 a yard, oftentimes for even $0.70!!
and they don't just sell cloth. they've got embroidery thread, vintage clothes-making patterns, yarn, glass beads, zippers (i love zippers), and vintage buttons galore.
here's some of the stuff i got!!! my vintage skirt pattern is still packed somewhere in the suitcase. and yes, that's a fantastic bugs bunny space jams plaid print cloth with which andrew wants me to make him a pair of shorts. the fabric on the left is a white cotton with tiny duckies!!! i'm going to make andrew a short sleeve button-down shirt with it! and check out the vintage military buttons that i got for the cardigan i'm knittn'! i got all this for 30 bones!
portland is rife with vintage thrift stores. here's a magenta suede belt i snagged at one such location.
powell's books is an amazing chain that sells discount (used) and new books in portland. they're huge and all over the city. i'm a fan of "green" reading!
food was local and organic in many establishments, there were many fancy beer bars to satisfy andrew's fancy, the coast was close (although very cold), and we swam in creeks and rivers that were so insanely clean. here's andrew by a waterfall at the columbia river gorge. he looks so tiny! hehe
they had at least 2 spots named after me: a costume shop (helen's costume shop) and a mini convenience store (helen's market). they even had 2 establishments named after bunkins: a sandwich shop (bunk sandwiches) and a lodging place!
but my favorite detail of portland and its outskirts is the number of wild baby bunnies we saw scampering around!!!
look at that big booty! he's just like bunks! andrew was able to get real close to him.
that white one was absolutely adorable. i tried to lure her with some banana, but she was just too clever. (ok, i admit i'm not too sure about the gender of that buns, but i'm pretty confident bunkins would fall in love with it just like andrew and i did, whether or not it was male or female.)
we visited andrew's granny (she was wee small like me!) and stayed with andrew's aunt kate and cousin jane. they were insanely sweet and fun and made our visit in portland just that much more awesome. i cross-stitched bookmarks for them as gifts: jane got a tiger (she loves cats) and kate got a toucan (i forgot to take a picture of the toucan when i was done, but here's one from while i was in the process of making it)! the green strings are the tassel. thanks for housing and feeding us!
mom and dad watched bunkins while we were in the pacific northwest. here he is curled up and sleeping at my feet while i was knitting away at the military cardigan. we missed each other while i was gone. check out his big booty. hehe
they sold tons of vintage fabric for no more than $2.50 a yard, oftentimes for even $0.70!! 
and they don't just sell cloth. they've got embroidery thread, vintage clothes-making patterns, yarn, glass beads, zippers (i love zippers), and vintage buttons galore. 
here's some of the stuff i got!!! my vintage skirt pattern is still packed somewhere in the suitcase. and yes, that's a fantastic bugs bunny space jams plaid print cloth with which andrew wants me to make him a pair of shorts. the fabric on the left is a white cotton with tiny duckies!!! i'm going to make andrew a short sleeve button-down shirt with it! and check out the vintage military buttons that i got for the cardigan i'm knittn'! i got all this for 30 bones!
portland is rife with vintage thrift stores. here's a magenta suede belt i snagged at one such location.
powell's books is an amazing chain that sells discount (used) and new books in portland. they're huge and all over the city. i'm a fan of "green" reading!
food was local and organic in many establishments, there were many fancy beer bars to satisfy andrew's fancy, the coast was close (although very cold), and we swam in creeks and rivers that were so insanely clean. here's andrew by a waterfall at the columbia river gorge. he looks so tiny! hehe 
they had at least 2 spots named after me: a costume shop (helen's costume shop) and a mini convenience store (helen's market). they even had 2 establishments named after bunkins: a sandwich shop (bunk sandwiches) and a lodging place!
but my favorite detail of portland and its outskirts is the number of wild baby bunnies we saw scampering around!!! 
look at that big booty! he's just like bunks! andrew was able to get real close to him. 
that white one was absolutely adorable. i tried to lure her with some banana, but she was just too clever. (ok, i admit i'm not too sure about the gender of that buns, but i'm pretty confident bunkins would fall in love with it just like andrew and i did, whether or not it was male or female.)
we visited andrew's granny (she was wee small like me!) and stayed with andrew's aunt kate and cousin jane. they were insanely sweet and fun and made our visit in portland just that much more awesome. i cross-stitched bookmarks for them as gifts: jane got a tiger (she loves cats) and kate got a toucan (i forgot to take a picture of the toucan when i was done, but here's one from while i was in the process of making it)! the green strings are the tassel. thanks for housing and feeding us! 
mom and dad watched bunkins while we were in the pacific northwest. here he is curled up and sleeping at my feet while i was knitting away at the military cardigan. we missed each other while i was gone. check out his big booty. hehe
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