3-D Printing

My son bought a 3-D printer and has been playing with it ever since.

He's been testing it and working with it to see what he can do with it.

This is a electric faceplate that he designed and printed.

Now he's going to use it to make molds and make some more.

When it came out of the printer, this is what it looked like.

You can see the resin at the back - which shows how it printed. Then he cuts off the back and wah-lah, it's done.

He's made a few other things, but this is his new toy and he's just having fun playing with it.

Divergent

We went and saw the movie over the weekend and it was a fun way to spend a rainy Portland day. My best description of it is Twilight meets the Hunger Games...only better than that.

What I really liked was that the main character "Beatrice" also known as Tris, was a strong female character who fought for what she believed in and to be who she wanted to become.

What I didn't like was the James Bond'ish finish to the story where they ended up all HEA...well, sort of.

It was a perfect set up for a sequel and when it comes out, I'll undoubtedly go see that one too.

How 'bout you....have you seen it? What did you think?

Easter Bouquet that's Good Enough to Eat

These treats are so easy to make. All you do is melt some white chocolate, color it with food coloring then stick some marshmallows on a straw or lolly pop stick and dip them into the warm chocolate. Then sprinkle them with pretty candies and they look like little flowers (well sort of). Then stick some floral foam into a vase and you're almost done.

If you use straws and not lolly pop sticks, you have to pre-punch holes into the floral foam - which you can do easily with a pencil.

Then stick your chilled marshmallow pops into the pre-punched holes and garnish with some pretty paper grass.

Then wah-lah!!! Pretty Easter bouquet that's good enough to eat.

Tulip Festival - It's a Bloomtiful way to Spend a Day

March 28 to May 4, 2014 is the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival

Daily activities at the Tulip Farm

• Tulip Fields
• Tulip & Daffodil Display area
• 4 Acre Wooden Shoe Event Garden
• Children’s Play Area: Duck races, slides, swings 
• Onsite food Court
• Tram/haywagon: free ride to field
• Gift Shop
• Tulip Market
• Photo Cut-out Boards
• Cow Train: $2 per person (for the young at heart)
• Field Train: $3 per person (elderly friendly)

Weekend activities at the Tulip Farm
same as weekdays plus:

• Crafters Market Place
• Pony Rides ($5 - under 80 lbs)- weather dependant
• Authentic Mexican Food
• Dutch Sausage provided by: Mt. Angel Sausage Company
• Wooden Shoe Making Demonstrations
• Steam tractors- weather dependant
• You-Pick Tulip Area: $.75 per stem or 20+ $.50 per stem
• Wine Tasting: 12 noon- 5pm Located in Field Greenhouse 
• Weather permitting- Activities run by MADJEK- Jump Tents & Events  Jump Tents, Bungie Jumper, Pony Rides, Rock Wall, & Zip Line  ($3-$7)

* New in 2014:
*        New in 2014 Archery Tag: $5.00 per person- 10 minute game of dodge ball with blunted bows and arrows
*       New in 2014 Paint Ball Shoot: $5.00 per person-Climb onto our paint ball shooter and paint the tulips, 50 paintballs included in price.

The Red Door of Doom

Sometimes when I go for a jog, I see a door and I have to stop and sometimes I even need to snap a photo.

This red door made me wonder. . .

Who lives behind that red door...

Is it a sign of something . . .

I don't know. . .

But I thought it was pretty enough to make me stop and snap a photo

Portland Oregon so many Places to See

I love running on Burnside. You can always find beautiful sights to see.

As I approached this entryway, I thought "that's too pretty not to take a picture."

So, I did. . . or maybe a few.

It looked like a little tunnel of trees and bushes...

Sort of like entering a doorway into another world...

Portland in Pictures

My husband and I went for a run on Saturday. This is the view of downtown Portland from the middle of the Burnside Bridge.

Portland is also known as BridgeCity and you can see why...remember, I'm standing on the Burnside Bridge while I'm taking these pictures and you can see a few of the other bridges that line our skyline.

The Cherry Blossoms are so fragrant and beautiful as you enter the city core.

From every inch of the Burnside Bridge you can see beautiful views.

What a way to spend a day...