#portland – Debby Yoder

Borrowed Scenery – Portland’s Japanese Garden

Monday, September 29, 2014 Posted by Debby Yoder, Portland, Oregon — Portland is home to a Japanese Garden rated one of the best outside Japan. It was envisioned in the late 1950s as part of the healing process after World War II. Portland became a sister city to Sapporo, Japan and the garden opened soonContinue reading “Borrowed Scenery – Portland’s Japanese Garden”

Unhoused in Portland

Sunday, August 25, 2013 Posted by Debby Yoder, PORTLAND, OREGON — The efficiency of Portland’s land use and preservation of natural resources has made it a very livable city with an ever-growing population. The people are friendly and outgoing and there’s always something fun to do. Areas that were once warehouses or light industrial haveContinue reading “Unhoused in Portland”