Janet Eastman
@janeteastman.bsky.social
I talk, travel, take photos and write. Journalism is good.
In a strong voice, her body stepping forward to punctuate carefully chosen words, hands gesturing to underscore the message, Manya Yana Campos describes the sound of her mother’s bangles, braids as “spiritual ropes” and being a liberated Latina who makes tortillas. www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/...
Oregon poet Manya Yana Campos puts ‘grit and grace together’ in her work and in her teaching
Campos is a Xicana poet, multidisciplinary artist, educator and someone people don’t forget.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:38 PM
In a strong voice, her body stepping forward to punctuate carefully chosen words, hands gesturing to underscore the message, Manya Yana Campos describes the sound of her mother’s bangles, braids as “spiritual ropes” and being a liberated Latina who makes tortillas. www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/...
Beth Gillander, 81, who walks in pain caused by the neurological disorder #cerebralpalsy, wants to attend the fundraiser for #scuba.access because the Hillsboro nonprofit S.A.F.E changed her life. #wishofalifetime #alliisonder www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/...
81-year-old Oregon scuba diver, back from the Caribbean, to attend gala to thank volunteers
In the water, "my body straightened out like it should be,” said Beth Gillander, who has limited movement caused by childhood cerebral palsy.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Beth Gillander, 81, who walks in pain caused by the neurological disorder #cerebralpalsy, wants to attend the fundraiser for #scuba.access because the Hillsboro nonprofit S.A.F.E changed her life. #wishofalifetime #alliisonder www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/...
#TextileHive , which preserves the late Andrea Aranow’s influential fashion designs and international sewing material collections, is exhibiting Aranow’s counterculture garments worn by 1960s’ musical icons to celebrate October’s #PortlandTextileXMonth www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/...
Portland TextileX Month spotlights Jimi Hendrix’s snakeskin bell bottoms and Peruvian embroidery
Textile Hive showcases counterculture fashions designed by Andrea Aranow along with Peruvian textiles during October’s Portland TextileX Month.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:32 PM
#TextileHive , which preserves the late Andrea Aranow’s influential fashion designs and international sewing material collections, is exhibiting Aranow’s counterculture garments worn by 1960s’ musical icons to celebrate October’s #PortlandTextileXMonth www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/...
Few who have passed by the 1926 Jacob Barde House at the entrance of Portland’s Washington Park know the butter cream-colored mansion contains clues to the self-made millionaire’s profession as a successful scrap-metal dealer. www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2...
Portland’s most photographed home for sale at $2.45M. See the restored interior
The 6,992 square feet of living space spans the main house with a music room and sunroom under soaring ceilings plus a separate apartment.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Few who have passed by the 1926 Jacob Barde House at the entrance of Portland’s Washington Park know the butter cream-colored mansion contains clues to the self-made millionaire’s profession as a successful scrap-metal dealer. www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2...
The ancient Celts and Druids may have ignited autumn’s #Samhain festival eons ago, but Oregonians keep the fire burning with year round events focused on the Celtic cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Galicia and the Isle of Man. www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/...
Oregon’s Celtic groups invite everyone to jump into dances, music, fun
Elisa Chandler, who is Dutch, German and English, said, “the music and dance of Celtic cultures make my heart happy.”
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November 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
The ancient Celts and Druids may have ignited autumn’s #Samhain festival eons ago, but Oregonians keep the fire burning with year round events focused on the Celtic cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Galicia and the Isle of Man. www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/...
There is no better time to visit the #oregongarden in the Willamette Valley than fall. The 80-acre botanical display of the state’s horticultural greatest hits gleams with fiery red, orange and yellow foliage. #oregongardenresort #gordonhouse1957 www.oregonlive.com/travel/2024/...
How to overnight in comfort to see the Oregon Garden’s fall colors
Spending back-to-back days in the garden is easy, comfortable and worth the cost of an overnight stay at the adjacent Oregon Garden Resort.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
There is no better time to visit the #oregongarden in the Willamette Valley than fall. The 80-acre botanical display of the state’s horticultural greatest hits gleams with fiery red, orange and yellow foliage. #oregongardenresort #gordonhouse1957 www.oregonlive.com/travel/2024/...
Costumed creatures ambled in #Ashland’s Halloween parade Thursday afternoon, past thousands of spectators filling downtown sidewalks and occasionally joining the cast of characters, almost all wearing homemade creations. www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/...
Homemade costumes reign at this Oregon Halloween parade
The parade is an annual highlight in the art-centric southern Oregon city.
www.oregonlive.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Costumed creatures ambled in #Ashland’s Halloween parade Thursday afternoon, past thousands of spectators filling downtown sidewalks and occasionally joining the cast of characters, almost all wearing homemade creations. www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/...
#Oregon suffragist’s 1912 Astoria estate for sale was built in 1912, the first year women in Oregon could vote. Sarah Jane Bardy of Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty. Photo by Justin Grafton www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2...
Astoria suffragette’s estate, built the year Oregon women won the right to vote, is for sale at $1.95M
Mary Kinney was active in the suffrage movement that brought Oregon women the right to vote in 1912.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:30 PM
#Oregon suffragist’s 1912 Astoria estate for sale was built in 1912, the first year women in Oregon could vote. Sarah Jane Bardy of Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty. Photo by Justin Grafton www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2...
#Portland interior designer Midori Karasawa takes a restrained approach to furnishing a home. She was born in #Tokyo, where dwellings are small and spare, and high-quality materials are accentuated by empty space. #karasawa_interiorstudio #papazianphoto www.hereisoregon.com/people/2024/...
Japanese aesthetics bring elegant simplicity to Portland’s interior designs
Midori Karasawa designs rooms with simplicity and natural elements based on timeless principles of Japanese and spare modern aesthetics.
www.hereisoregon.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:30 PM
#Portland interior designer Midori Karasawa takes a restrained approach to furnishing a home. She was born in #Tokyo, where dwellings are small and spare, and high-quality materials are accentuated by empty space. #karasawa_interiorstudio #papazianphoto www.hereisoregon.com/people/2024/...
Expect to see more rounded edge furniture, layers of color + dedicated shower rooms if #2025 trend predictions from home renovation and design resource #Houzz come true. Do the ideas work in the Pacific Northwest? George Covin of #house.of.george says ... www.oregonlive.com/hg/2024/11/h...
Houzz predicts these 10 design trends will dominate 2025. How a Portland designer makes them shine
“The difference between a space that looks cold and sterile and one that looks inviting and comfortable are layers,” said Portland interior designer George Covin.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Expect to see more rounded edge furniture, layers of color + dedicated shower rooms if #2025 trend predictions from home renovation and design resource #Houzz come true. Do the ideas work in the Pacific Northwest? George Covin of #house.of.george says ... www.oregonlive.com/hg/2024/11/h...