Monthly Archives: August 2013

Lying on the Yellow Line

Posted on August 29, 2013 by arleebug54

When I made my plans to return early to Portland this past summer, my housing arrangements required a not inconsiderable daily commute to and from campus from the Commune in NoPo.  Thanks to Portland’s first rate public transportation option, even … Continue reading →

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Quilting Queen Bee (as in B for Barbara)

Posted on August 14, 2013 by arleebug54

One of my secret guilty pleasures is hand work, as in knitting and needlepoint.  You’ll be forgiven if you’ve never seen me engage in this type of activity – it usually manifests itself in  long lonely stretches like graduate school … Continue reading →

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A summer in NoPo aka The Commune

Posted on August 4, 2013 by arleebug54

When I received the request from PSU this past April to teach in summer school (thereby returning home early and shortening my ELF assignment by a month), I was in a bit of a dither.  So I talked it over … Continue reading →

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