Tag: portland
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Big Boy’s Big Brother
As a child we used to go to Big Boy for a special outing for desert. This lumberjack must be Big Boy’s big brother…or Big Boy all grown up.
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Pomp & Circumstance
Pomp & circumstance and ceremony emphasize presentation. When presentation and function amplify one another, you’ve got design. When presentation and function are independent, or one is more important than the other, you’ve got something else.
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Plain Reimagined
I walked upstairs right underneath this hanging sculpture and didn’t even notice it. Heading back downstairs, the soft mid-morning winter light played the glass like bells, ringing out the dusty stems and slapping a resounding white outline on the bowl of each glass. A kitchen cabinet, reimagined. Functional form turned into beauty by arrangement, placement…
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Roses in the Snow
Seeing roses in the snow gives me hope. Hope that beautiful things can flourish in inhospitable circumstances. The snow and freezing temps did not damage these beauties. They persisted, vibrantly. So may we. When snow falls and frost fingers our story, so may we.
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Hood to Coast 2017
Recently, I undertook the physical challenge of running Hood to Coast, a 12-person 199-mile relay from Mt. Hood, Oregon to the Pacific Coast, with the Building Champions team. Physical challenges like this are a genre of leadership development (through extremis) programs. Benefits from breaking a sweat with others include increasing confidence in your ability, learning…
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Bridge Cathedral
On a recent misty morning, I went for a run to scout the East side of the Fremont Bridge for a photo shoot. What I found in the fog was yes, a bridge, but also a soaring cathedral, full of skyward arches and graceful lines. Made of cement not stone so a modern day church,…
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3 Mouthwatering Restaurants in Portland
Today I’m putting into practice the advice from yesterday’s post to Step One: Go Exploring (practice noticing) and Step Two: Share What You Discover (not everyone got to go with you!). On our recent trip to Portland, we had the opportunity to explore 3 new or new-to-us and rave-worthy restaurants. Located in the Pearl, Mediterranean Exploration Company is part…
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Get Up, Dress Up, Show Up and the Growth Mindset for New Cameras
Last week, I heard a talk by inspirational speaker and ex-baseball player, Mike Robbins. He’s a pretty cool guy with some great clips on YouTube about the power of appreciation. In the talk, he referred to the work of Carol Dweck, a professor at Stanford, on the Growth Mindset. Dweck says that some individuals have…
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Dinner at Castagna
After visiting Portland for over 15 years and driving by this vaunted restaurant on Hawthorne, we finally ate at Castagna. Chef Kevin Gibson put Castagna on the map and went on to create amazing restaurants Evoe and Davenport. Justin Woodward, who received the James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef Award in 2013, is the executive chef at Castagna now. At…
