Barbara Kingsolver is one of my very favorite authors. Below is her website. I found the Frequently Asked Questions section amusing, insightful, and entertaining this evening!
www.kingsolver.com
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Blood!!
Tonight we gave blood! It was one of our holiday volunteer activities. (I dont think I ever mentioned the tree-planting we did a few Saturdays ago. That was SO fun!!) We're hoping to do the food bank thing the first week in January; people in Portland sign up for this stuff way in advance.
Oh, and Claire got a holiday card from my family:
Oh, and Claire got a holiday card from my family:
Sunday, December 17, 2006
The Cosby Christmas Sweater Party
Thanks for sending us holiday cards!!
The most unique card came from my Aunt Peggy. It is 3D, and it spins because I suspended it from our ceiling:
Last night, my cool friends (and supervisors) from Portland Center Stage had a Cosby Christmas Sweater Party. We had a blast!! Here are some photos from the evening...
First, Kim got bored and decided that we were going to vote on a paper plate for three sweater categories: "Holiday-tastic," "Cosby-tastic," and "Rad-tastic." Here is a shot of the voting process in action:
Dan attached a ziploc bag full of canned cranberry sauce to his neck in an effort to win "rad-tastic"
Once the votes were tallied, my very 80's, enormous, 50%-off-at-the-thrift-store Cosby sweater took first in the Cosby-tastic category, and Dan swept the rad-tastic category, likely because of his late add of a ziploc bag of mashed potatoes to his back:
Our prizes (from Kim's room) were a hideously ugly (though very rad-tastic) set of salt and pepper shakers, and a 4-foot long viking sword made of cardboard and steel pipe. The winning couple:
Katie (below right) won the Holiday-tastic category for her extremely festive sweater which she festooned with various christmas tree ornaments. The highlight of the night was Kim and Katie's song and dance performance, the end of which is pictured below:
Happy Holidays!!
The most unique card came from my Aunt Peggy. It is 3D, and it spins because I suspended it from our ceiling:
Last night, my cool friends (and supervisors) from Portland Center Stage had a Cosby Christmas Sweater Party. We had a blast!! Here are some photos from the evening...
First, Kim got bored and decided that we were going to vote on a paper plate for three sweater categories: "Holiday-tastic," "Cosby-tastic," and "Rad-tastic." Here is a shot of the voting process in action:
Dan attached a ziploc bag full of canned cranberry sauce to his neck in an effort to win "rad-tastic"
Once the votes were tallied, my very 80's, enormous, 50%-off-at-the-thrift-store Cosby sweater took first in the Cosby-tastic category, and Dan swept the rad-tastic category, likely because of his late add of a ziploc bag of mashed potatoes to his back:
Our prizes (from Kim's room) were a hideously ugly (though very rad-tastic) set of salt and pepper shakers, and a 4-foot long viking sword made of cardboard and steel pipe. The winning couple:
Katie (below right) won the Holiday-tastic category for her extremely festive sweater which she festooned with various christmas tree ornaments. The highlight of the night was Kim and Katie's song and dance performance, the end of which is pictured below:
Happy Holidays!!
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Got a new job!!
Yesterday, I accepted a new job at an organization called Integration and Independence. I will start on January 3rd, right after we get back from our fabulous trip to Maryland. It is an organization specializing in a field called Vocational Rehabilitation ("Voc Rehab"). Generally, the company works with people with disabilities referred by the state, and they assist the individuals with job coaching and development and talk with employers to get them jobs. My specific niche will not be working with developmental or physical disabilities; I will be working strictly with deaf clients (not a disability group, depending on who you talk to. If you're talking to me, I will not work with people with disabilities, I will work with people who are deaf who have many abilities.).
It will be a part-time position, and I will keep my job at Portland Center Stage and find time for class sometime between the two. I'm especially excited because my job will actually be a "tandem" or "team" job: my co-team-member is a woman named Jody who is deaf. I think I will be able to learn a lot from her.
Hope all is well for everyone...and a special thank you to Dan's dad! He introduced me to the woman who introduced me to the man who hired me in this new position! Now I hope I have some clue what I am doing when I start working . . . :)
It will be a part-time position, and I will keep my job at Portland Center Stage and find time for class sometime between the two. I'm especially excited because my job will actually be a "tandem" or "team" job: my co-team-member is a woman named Jody who is deaf. I think I will be able to learn a lot from her.
Hope all is well for everyone...and a special thank you to Dan's dad! He introduced me to the woman who introduced me to the man who hired me in this new position! Now I hope I have some clue what I am doing when I start working . . . :)
Friday, December 15, 2006
Vancouver Trip :)
Here are the photos and chronicles from our Thanksgiving trip to Vancouver, BC.
We went to see an IMAX movie called Mystic India. It was really beautiful, albeit a little bit cheesy in narration. Dan in 3D glasses before the show:
The Central Library in downtown Vancouver has recently been built to resemble the collosseum:
The crosswalk guys in Vancouver don't just walk, they walk with attitude and a big stride:
Just one of the many amazing pieces we saw at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia:
Our bed and breakfast, a charming old mansion just steps from broadway:
Us before the Lions Gate bridge in Stanley Park:
Lynn Canyon Suspension bridge:
WOW! It was a really fun trip. I'm looking forward to going back, especially when the weather is warmer ;)
We went to see an IMAX movie called Mystic India. It was really beautiful, albeit a little bit cheesy in narration. Dan in 3D glasses before the show:
The Central Library in downtown Vancouver has recently been built to resemble the collosseum:
The crosswalk guys in Vancouver don't just walk, they walk with attitude and a big stride:
Just one of the many amazing pieces we saw at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia:
Our bed and breakfast, a charming old mansion just steps from broadway:
Us before the Lions Gate bridge in Stanley Park:
Lynn Canyon Suspension bridge:
WOW! It was a really fun trip. I'm looking forward to going back, especially when the weather is warmer ;)
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Columbia Gorge Waterfalls Hike
A few quick pics of our recent hike to several waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge area:
Latourell Falls
Close-up
Wahkeena Falls
Below Wahkeena Falls
600 foot climb (over 1 mile) to the top of Multnomah falls (boy were my legs sore the next day!!)
Is that our car way down there???
Latourell Falls
Close-up
Wahkeena Falls
Below Wahkeena Falls
600 foot climb (over 1 mile) to the top of Multnomah falls (boy were my legs sore the next day!!)
Is that our car way down there???
So much to say...
Hello again!
November is flying by; quite a bit to report.
First, I finally made it to the Japanese Garden, which I had been planning to do for quite some time. They had free admission on Veteran's day, so I grabbed my camera and waded through the
puddles...
This was one of a number of bonsai trees on exhibit, sort of a hybrid-looking one. My mother's words kept echoing through my head "Don't these people have anything better to do with their time than make trees small?" but I enjoyed the exhibit nonetheless.
Next Dan's father came to visit for the weekend..our first overnight visitor!! It was really fun to have him here, we got to see some new parts of Portland and he came out to this area for the first time (a prior trip having been cancelled due to the eruption of Mt. St. Helens!)
We went to the Rose Garden, but we saw more leaves than roses:
We also took a trip to the Oregon Zoo:
(this next pic dan said was a must-have for the blog)
And this is a shot of dan hypnotizing a penguin. It must have been a trained penguin because dan's dad first attracted it with his umbrella, then dan had it following his camera cord back and forth across the window.
humane? no. fun? yes.
(side note related to penguins: we (Dan, myself, and my way-cool friend from work Kim) went to the Omnimax theater at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, or OMSI as people here refer to it (pronounced AAHHHM-see) to see Happy Feet, the movie about the dancing penguins. We went because Dan's best friend Dave worked on the film these past few months and also we wanted to see OMSI and the OMNIMAX theater they have. WOW! It was really cool. The theater was cone-shaped and for the first few minutes was disorientingly realistic. We got used to it after a while, but it was still really huge and fun! And at the end, we watched the credits and gave Dave a standing ovation. That was the best part.)
November is flying by; quite a bit to report.
First, I finally made it to the Japanese Garden, which I had been planning to do for quite some time. They had free admission on Veteran's day, so I grabbed my camera and waded through the
puddles...This was one of a number of bonsai trees on exhibit, sort of a hybrid-looking one. My mother's words kept echoing through my head "Don't these people have anything better to do with their time than make trees small?" but I enjoyed the exhibit nonetheless.
Next Dan's father came to visit for the weekend..our first overnight visitor!! It was really fun to have him here, we got to see some new parts of Portland and he came out to this area for the first time (a prior trip having been cancelled due to the eruption of Mt. St. Helens!)
We went to the Rose Garden, but we saw more leaves than roses:
We also took a trip to the Oregon Zoo:
(this next pic dan said was a must-have for the blog)
And this is a shot of dan hypnotizing a penguin. It must have been a trained penguin because dan's dad first attracted it with his umbrella, then dan had it following his camera cord back and forth across the window.
humane? no. fun? yes.
(side note related to penguins: we (Dan, myself, and my way-cool friend from work Kim) went to the Omnimax theater at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, or OMSI as people here refer to it (pronounced AAHHHM-see) to see Happy Feet, the movie about the dancing penguins. We went because Dan's best friend Dave worked on the film these past few months and also we wanted to see OMSI and the OMNIMAX theater they have. WOW! It was really cool. The theater was cone-shaped and for the first few minutes was disorientingly realistic. We got used to it after a while, but it was still really huge and fun! And at the end, we watched the credits and gave Dave a standing ovation. That was the best part.)
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Canvassing and Cat glasses
Last night was one of the scarier nights of my life. I agreed to canvass for the Oregon Democratic Party for $10 an hour. All well and good, right? WRONG. Now, I will preface this by saying that I am not a stranger to "bad neighborhoods" nor am I particularly wimpy or naive. But this scenario was not what I had expected. I showed up, got "trained," they handed me a map and a palm pilot, and then dropped me off in the hundred-blocks of SE Portland and said "GO! We'll meet at that dingy mini-mart on SE Stark Street at 9pm!"
Basically everything my parents ever told me not to do, I was doing last night. Walking around, alone, in complete darkness, in pretty steady rain, with no car/bike/wheels to speak of, holding this rather expensive electronic toy, in a neighborhood I was completely unfamiliar with, knocking on people's doors.
Needless to say, I was a little nervous. But my nervousness increased when I started getting answers like "No, he's not going to vote, he's in jail." and "My son is in Iraq, there's no way in hell I'm voting democrat [SLAM]" and "Be careful in this neighborhood. There are a lot of Meth-heads hanging around. There used to be a whole den of them next door, till I called the cops on them and got them out of here. This world is crazy. I just want Jesus to come and get us all out of here."
Probably not the worst that could have happened to me on a rainy Friday night, but it was a situation I was wholly unprepared for and not at all pleased to find myself in. I'm not going back to canvass again tomorrow. There's got to be another way to earn $10 an hour in this town.
On a happier note, here is a pic of my cat glasses from halloween:
And Dan's costume (a chicken-dressed-as-elvis-puppet/hat):
Even Claire wanted to get festive:
Basically everything my parents ever told me not to do, I was doing last night. Walking around, alone, in complete darkness, in pretty steady rain, with no car/bike/wheels to speak of, holding this rather expensive electronic toy, in a neighborhood I was completely unfamiliar with, knocking on people's doors.
Needless to say, I was a little nervous. But my nervousness increased when I started getting answers like "No, he's not going to vote, he's in jail." and "My son is in Iraq, there's no way in hell I'm voting democrat [SLAM]" and "Be careful in this neighborhood. There are a lot of Meth-heads hanging around. There used to be a whole den of them next door, till I called the cops on them and got them out of here. This world is crazy. I just want Jesus to come and get us all out of here."
Probably not the worst that could have happened to me on a rainy Friday night, but it was a situation I was wholly unprepared for and not at all pleased to find myself in. I'm not going back to canvass again tomorrow. There's got to be another way to earn $10 an hour in this town.
On a happier note, here is a pic of my cat glasses from halloween:
And Dan's costume (a chicken-dressed-as-elvis-puppet/hat):
Even Claire wanted to get festive:
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Sign Interpreting and Vancouver, BC
2 things!
First, I'm getting really excited about starting school again. I've been studying for the GRE, and that's going ok. I am applying to 2 schools: Gallaudet University for their Masters programs in Interpretation and Deaf Studies, and Portland Community College for their Associates degree in Sign Language Interpretation.
I am debating whether to apply additionally to 2 others: Seattle Central Community College and/or the National Technical Institute of the Deaf in Rochester, NY (connected to the Rochester Institute of Technology.) Both of those are Associates programs in Sign Interpreting.
Right now, I'm thinking I will probably just apply to the two I know I want (Gallaudet and PCC). I'm worried about the time/energy/money it would require to apply to the other two. But there is a voice in the back of my head that's saying "but what if you don't get into either? Then you'll have to work full time for another whole year. No school for you!"
The other thing is that Dan and I are going to Vancouver, BC for Thanksgiving weekend! (of course, it isn't Thanksgiving in Canada, so things will be open/there won't be huge sales) We are in the process of reserving a bed and breakfast, and making lists of awesome things to do while we are there. Has anyone been to Vancouver BC?? Suggestions? So far I know we're going to see Stanley Park, the Museum of Anthropology, Chinatown, the Indian Market (I'm hoping to buy a sari!), and to a cool vegetarian restaurant called Naam.
Hope all is well with everyone..
First, I'm getting really excited about starting school again. I've been studying for the GRE, and that's going ok. I am applying to 2 schools: Gallaudet University for their Masters programs in Interpretation and Deaf Studies, and Portland Community College for their Associates degree in Sign Language Interpretation.
I am debating whether to apply additionally to 2 others: Seattle Central Community College and/or the National Technical Institute of the Deaf in Rochester, NY (connected to the Rochester Institute of Technology.) Both of those are Associates programs in Sign Interpreting.
Right now, I'm thinking I will probably just apply to the two I know I want (Gallaudet and PCC). I'm worried about the time/energy/money it would require to apply to the other two. But there is a voice in the back of my head that's saying "but what if you don't get into either? Then you'll have to work full time for another whole year. No school for you!"
The other thing is that Dan and I are going to Vancouver, BC for Thanksgiving weekend! (of course, it isn't Thanksgiving in Canada, so things will be open/there won't be huge sales) We are in the process of reserving a bed and breakfast, and making lists of awesome things to do while we are there. Has anyone been to Vancouver BC?? Suggestions? So far I know we're going to see Stanley Park, the Museum of Anthropology, Chinatown, the Indian Market (I'm hoping to buy a sari!), and to a cool vegetarian restaurant called Naam.
Hope all is well with everyone..
Friday, October 27, 2006
Pumpkin Family
Here is our pumpkin family: 
We had a ton of fun at the Pumpkin Patch last weekend clomping through the mud to select these beauties...and they were only $3 total (including a hay ride) with our coupons.
Happy Halloween!!!
We had a ton of fun at the Pumpkin Patch last weekend clomping through the mud to select these beauties...and they were only $3 total (including a hay ride) with our coupons.
Happy Halloween!!!
Monday, October 09, 2006
Eagle Creek Hike WHOO HOO!!
On recommendation from my ASL teacher, Dan and I went on a hike through Eagle Creek Recreation area today. It is about 41 miles from the city, right off of I-84.
(side note: we stopped by the Friends of the Library used book sale on the way...I got a copy of Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams and a book of shorts stories by South Asian authors (including 2 of my favorite authors who write about India). Dan got a stack to add to his growing book collection. He tends to pick books about humanity and science and brainy things like that. Ask him if you want specific titles.)
OK!! On to the hike.
This leaf was a promise of many more to come...
Happy Hikers! (Dan's comment: don't we have eNOUGH of these pictures??)
These guys were everywhere!! Very fuzzy and cute. Although some died and were being eaten by flies. But Dan thought perhaps these two were mates.
The bridges were beautiful..reminded me of Anne of Green Gables :)
The cliffs are pretty steep, and the edges drop right off!
All-in-all a beautiful, enjoyable hike!! We went about 4 miles out and 4 back..just under 8 total. We kept a pretty good pace, about 3 1/2 hours round-trip...but that includes camera stopping time for me
(I took about 60 pictures)
Next weekend is PUMPKIN WEEKEND! If the weather is not too gross we are going to a place called Sauvie Island to pick pumpkins and generally frolic in autumn goodness. Just have to make it through work this week...
PS!! Jackie I couldn't stop thinking of you last night at this vegetarian-friendly restaurant called The Farm Cafe. They have all locally grown/organic ingredients and I had the most delicious goat cheese salad: they took circles of goat cheese and dipped them in bread crumbs, then lightly fried them so they were warm on top of the greens and drizzled the whole thing with a caper vinagrette. Dan got these tofu cutlets braised with some kind of blackened crust and garlic roasted mashed potatoes with mushroom yumminess on the side. They ran out of the pumpkin ravioli before we got a table, but I had this primavera fetuchinni parmasan concoction that was very delicious as well. We had to wait just over an hour for a table..it is a really popular place and I can see why. People definitely go there to "dine." The ambiance is extremely romantic: it is an old farmhouse converted into a restaurant with a tiny bar and candles everywhere. It feels like all the tables are in little nooks and crannies. YOU WOULD LOVE IT!!!!
(side note: we stopped by the Friends of the Library used book sale on the way...I got a copy of Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams and a book of shorts stories by South Asian authors (including 2 of my favorite authors who write about India). Dan got a stack to add to his growing book collection. He tends to pick books about humanity and science and brainy things like that. Ask him if you want specific titles.)
OK!! On to the hike.
This leaf was a promise of many more to come...
Happy Hikers! (Dan's comment: don't we have eNOUGH of these pictures??)
These guys were everywhere!! Very fuzzy and cute. Although some died and were being eaten by flies. But Dan thought perhaps these two were mates.
The bridges were beautiful..reminded me of Anne of Green Gables :)
The cliffs are pretty steep, and the edges drop right off!
All-in-all a beautiful, enjoyable hike!! We went about 4 miles out and 4 back..just under 8 total. We kept a pretty good pace, about 3 1/2 hours round-trip...but that includes camera stopping time for me
(I took about 60 pictures)Next weekend is PUMPKIN WEEKEND! If the weather is not too gross we are going to a place called Sauvie Island to pick pumpkins and generally frolic in autumn goodness. Just have to make it through work this week...
PS!! Jackie I couldn't stop thinking of you last night at this vegetarian-friendly restaurant called The Farm Cafe. They have all locally grown/organic ingredients and I had the most delicious goat cheese salad: they took circles of goat cheese and dipped them in bread crumbs, then lightly fried them so they were warm on top of the greens and drizzled the whole thing with a caper vinagrette. Dan got these tofu cutlets braised with some kind of blackened crust and garlic roasted mashed potatoes with mushroom yumminess on the side. They ran out of the pumpkin ravioli before we got a table, but I had this primavera fetuchinni parmasan concoction that was very delicious as well. We had to wait just over an hour for a table..it is a really popular place and I can see why. People definitely go there to "dine." The ambiance is extremely romantic: it is an old farmhouse converted into a restaurant with a tiny bar and candles everywhere. It feels like all the tables are in little nooks and crannies. YOU WOULD LOVE IT!!!!
Friday, October 06, 2006
Portland Center Stage
Here is a link to about a million and one photos of Portland Center Stage.
The box office is mosly on pages 5,6, and 9
http://owencareyphoto.com/armoryinteriors
Enjoy!
The box office is mosly on pages 5,6, and 9
http://owencareyphoto.com/armoryinteriors
Enjoy!
Oregon Symphony!!
Yep! That's right!
Last Sunday night, I scored free tickets to the Oregon Symphony. My manager at PCS was handing out coupons, and boy am I glad I got one! The music was really beautiful, and Dan and I had a fun time exploring the Arlene Schnitzer Concert hall too--it is a beautiful old building, and we walked alllllll the way up to the top of the balcony to try out all the views. We were seated on the main floor right in the center, but next time we hope to sit in the first few rows of the balcony..I like being able to see all the instruments.
here are some goofy pictures of us...Dan even wore a tie!!!! (those who know him will be impressed by this). Note my brand new pillow chair, purchased care of birthday money and Dan!
Last Sunday night, I scored free tickets to the Oregon Symphony. My manager at PCS was handing out coupons, and boy am I glad I got one! The music was really beautiful, and Dan and I had a fun time exploring the Arlene Schnitzer Concert hall too--it is a beautiful old building, and we walked alllllll the way up to the top of the balcony to try out all the views. We were seated on the main floor right in the center, but next time we hope to sit in the first few rows of the balcony..I like being able to see all the instruments.
here are some goofy pictures of us...Dan even wore a tie!!!! (those who know him will be impressed by this). Note my brand new pillow chair, purchased care of birthday money and Dan!
Speaking of goofy pictures, we went grocery shopping at the cheaper "Shoppers food warehouse-like" store tonight, it is called Winco. But we forgot our handy grocery cart, so we were struggling to lug our groceries through the parking garage and safely up the 9 floors to our apartment. Let's just say I sent a melon and a can of mandarin oranges flying. All of a sudden, fortune smiled upon us in the form of an abandoned stolen Safeway shopping cart!! It was right at the bottom of the stairs in the parking garage and we loaded it up and made our way quickly up the 2 elevators and through the parking lot to our place. On the way back down, Dan says he was warned to "be careful" because we could get in "big trouble" if we were caught with the illicit cart. CRIMINALS!!
Nature and the City
About 2 weeks ago, we went to Tryon Creek State Park for an "art in nature" exhibit. Oreon artists created these masterpieces:
Lichen swaying in the breeze
3 gold bands on a tree representing the universal symbol Phi (supposedly it represents nature, philosophy, and about a million other things. Dan was inspired to read a book about it. not sure the title, but sounds pretty interesting!)
And my very favorite piece, this awesome bamboo creation. The first shot is wide, the second is a detail. I loved the symbolism and simplicity of this piece, and the way the artist used the natural materials to their advantage. I went to the Central Library to find out more about her work or other work like hers, and was surprised not to find very much. The reference librarian I asked told me to look up an artist named Andy Goldsworthy. What a cool guy!! He's scottish and he's done tons of work with nature and time and tides..uses nearly all natural materials and he creates his art in a way to ensure its temporary nature. Look him up, he's awesome!!
And now for the city...
A sculpture near our apartment that Dan says looks like the Sprint logo, but I think it is cool anyway:
Waterfall/fountain across the street from the Keller Auditorium on 3rd and Clay. On warm days, kids run and splash in the fountain and it is really pretty at night.
Taiko drummers at the "Under the Autumn Moon" festival last Saturday, Sept 30th. They looked soooo happy! The women were beaming. I wish I had a picture of the Shaolin monks to show you, but sadly we could barely see them ourselves because the crowd was so massive and the stage was so small!! They were pretty awesome, though. I also got a young Thai coconut and drank the juice and ate the meat. Very fun, but not as delicious as I might have hoped. We tried to check out a sushi demonstration, but the people watching were being so aggressively annoying I couldn't stand to stay in the tent very long.
Lichen swaying in the breeze
3 gold bands on a tree representing the universal symbol Phi (supposedly it represents nature, philosophy, and about a million other things. Dan was inspired to read a book about it. not sure the title, but sounds pretty interesting!)
And my very favorite piece, this awesome bamboo creation. The first shot is wide, the second is a detail. I loved the symbolism and simplicity of this piece, and the way the artist used the natural materials to their advantage. I went to the Central Library to find out more about her work or other work like hers, and was surprised not to find very much. The reference librarian I asked told me to look up an artist named Andy Goldsworthy. What a cool guy!! He's scottish and he's done tons of work with nature and time and tides..uses nearly all natural materials and he creates his art in a way to ensure its temporary nature. Look him up, he's awesome!!
And now for the city...
A sculpture near our apartment that Dan says looks like the Sprint logo, but I think it is cool anyway:
Waterfall/fountain across the street from the Keller Auditorium on 3rd and Clay. On warm days, kids run and splash in the fountain and it is really pretty at night.
Taiko drummers at the "Under the Autumn Moon" festival last Saturday, Sept 30th. They looked soooo happy! The women were beaming. I wish I had a picture of the Shaolin monks to show you, but sadly we could barely see them ourselves because the crowd was so massive and the stage was so small!! They were pretty awesome, though. I also got a young Thai coconut and drank the juice and ate the meat. Very fun, but not as delicious as I might have hoped. We tried to check out a sushi demonstration, but the people watching were being so aggressively annoying I couldn't stand to stay in the tent very long.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Green Homes Tour, Saturday, Sept 16th
Last Saturday, Dan and I had the opportunity to go on the Green Homes Tour, sponsored by a company here called the Environmental Building Center. We spent the whole day biking around the city, following our map to the most interesting houses we could find. Here is a sample of what we saw:
This house was tucked off the road with a beautiful garden, and it was small and very cozy. The homeowners are an older couple, and they build their house essentially in their daughter's family's backyard.
A beautiful flower in their garden:
The homeowners of this house are a pair of architects. They designed the house together, and it has a very modern feel to it. The two images are the actual house and a scale model of the house, which the homeowners have on display in the living room.
Plenty of "green" toilet paper on hand!
These are "green town homes." When we walked inside, since we had to take our shoes off, I immediately felt warmth coming from the radient floors. They are sort of a concrete material, and underneath the floor they have hot-water pipes running through, naturally warming the whole house.
Dan and I after 20+ miles of biking around the city!!!
This house was tucked off the road with a beautiful garden, and it was small and very cozy. The homeowners are an older couple, and they build their house essentially in their daughter's family's backyard.
A beautiful flower in their garden:
The homeowners of this house are a pair of architects. They designed the house together, and it has a very modern feel to it. The two images are the actual house and a scale model of the house, which the homeowners have on display in the living room.
Plenty of "green" toilet paper on hand!
These are "green town homes." When we walked inside, since we had to take our shoes off, I immediately felt warmth coming from the radient floors. They are sort of a concrete material, and underneath the floor they have hot-water pipes running through, naturally warming the whole house.
Dan and I after 20+ miles of biking around the city!!!
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