tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post8928479604468549394..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: North Mississippi StreetTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-33197925231976325662009-11-15T14:26:29.458-08:002009-11-15T14:26:29.458-08:00Those beetles look quite a lot like the Australian...Those beetles look quite a lot like the Australian Christmas Beetle. Their heads are a bit big, but the colours are right. I think they'd make great Christmas tree decorations in this part of the world!Vireyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-42253474932537603682009-11-15T13:41:13.078-08:002009-11-15T13:41:13.078-08:00I love what is happening in Northeast Portland. Lo...I love what is happening in Northeast Portland. Loved your photos. I think there are some new things since I was last there.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-21232706299453442182009-11-15T12:55:33.412-08:002009-11-15T12:55:33.412-08:00Being a tourist in one's own city is a great i...Being a tourist in one's own city is a great idea. I try to do that as much as possible too.<br /><br />Eva mentioned using the salt bowls as lamps, and that's exactly what I thought of too. It's very popular in Germany to have a rock shaped salt lamp -- they glow nicely. I've also seen salmon served on salt slabs on the cooking shows.<br /><br />I'm trying to imagine those fantastic beetles on a Christmas tree, and I'm thinking it would be wonderfully ironic to have a whole tree full of creepy crawlies! That may be coming from the part of me who is trying to get in the holiday spirit in a very non-Christmassy tropical environment. ;-)Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-31929029809867122752009-11-15T12:41:37.235-08:002009-11-15T12:41:37.235-08:00It is wonderful that areas like this are being rec...It is wonderful that areas like this are being reclaimed. That is one of the great things about Portland.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140738523399836125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-37281308257655708092009-11-15T09:26:42.408-08:002009-11-15T09:26:42.408-08:00Chris in Nova Scotia--I am sorry I don't have ...Chris in Nova Scotia--I am sorry I don't have any idea what shop I saw the beetles in. We were in and out of several along the street.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-69201233109579178872009-11-15T08:55:32.510-08:002009-11-15T08:55:32.510-08:00LOVE the victorian house the light bulb shop is in...LOVE the victorian house the light bulb shop is in. I think I would get a couple of the glass beetles and hang them in a window to enjoy all year. I also love anything iridescent.wlstarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170024789406711680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-3429535413336480972009-11-15T06:01:24.105-08:002009-11-15T06:01:24.105-08:00I've been hearing about the revitalization of ...I've been hearing about the revitalization of the area and your post really makes me want to check it out. All they need now is a cute little quilt shop- and maybe a yarn shop, too! Can you recommend any restaurants in the area? I live on the west side of the Portland area (near the coast range). North Mississippi, here I come!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969380139188461208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-67025663759565815812009-11-15T05:53:55.847-08:002009-11-15T05:53:55.847-08:00I very much recommend the "pinkish salt"...I very much recommend the "pinkish salt", because it comes from 200 million years old sites and contains all minerals you find in the seas except the impurities that have been enrichening the oceans, since pollution started. I would not put food into these bowls, because they will dissolve and you don't have proper control over the amount of salt you add to your food. They should better used as lamps.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005517826999307074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-34315622477903224442009-11-15T03:25:36.667-08:002009-11-15T03:25:36.667-08:00I only have animals on my Christmas tree and I LOV...I only have animals on my Christmas tree and I LOVE the glass beetles. Could you tell me the name of the business where you saw them?<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Chris in Nova ScotiaChristine Nielsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806491279618282066noreply@blogger.com