Archive for June, 2007
Saturday, June 30th, 2007
Unconditional Parenting Workshop
[ July 24, 2007; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING: Beyond Bribes and Threats
A talk by Alfie Kohn Tuesday, July 24th 6:30 - 8:30pm Holiday Inn Portland, NE 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97232
Advice for raising children typically comes in two flavors: threats (known euphemistically as “consequences”) and bribes (”positive reinforcement”). Rewards and punishments are two sides of the same coin, and unfortunately, neither […]
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Saturday, June 30th, 2007
Alfie Kohn Workshop in Portland
UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING: Beyond Bribes and Threats
A talk by Alfie Kohn Tuesday, July 24th 6:30 - 8:30pm
Holiday Inn Portland, NE 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97232
Advice for raising children typically comes in two flavors: threats (known euphemistically as “consequences”) and bribes (”positive reinforcement”). Rewards and punishments are two sides of the same coin, and unfortunately, neither can […]
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Friday, June 29th, 2007
Nevada Note: Galena Creek
Milagros is open but we are in Neveda visiting relatives. Our original plan was to be in the Reno-area for a few days and then take road trip that would include staying on a house boat on Lake Shasta, seeing the Redwoods, and camping in Humboldt County among others things…well, it hasn’t quite worked out […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Baby Rock!
We were in a store somewhere and heard Led Zepplin’s “Kashmir” coming over the stereo….except it was….ummm, soothing? like a lullaby?
It turns out that’s because it WAS a lullaby! There is a series of “Rockabye Baby” CDs where they have taken indie, metal, and classic rock songs and crafted them into surprisingly radiant instrumental lullabies. […]
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Go Wild!
One of our favorite local day trips is the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Ridgefield, WA (Exit 14 on I-5, head west and follow the signs when you come into the village of Ridgefield). The refuge is divided into three areas, two of which can be easily accessed by the public
The River S Unit […]
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Sunday, June 24th, 2007
The Portland Horse Project
A couple of years ago Scott Wayne Indiana decided to tie a toy pony to a horse ring in Portland’s Pearl District.
There was such interest that he expanded the project, recruited volunteers and The Horse Project was born.
The ring in front of Milagros has been home to a few horses as a result of this […]
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Wooden Toys at Milagros
We recently posted information about the Thomas Train Recall. More recently the NY Times published a story regarding overall concerns with the safety of toys manufactured in China.
In response to some customer inquiries, we wanted to make it clear that we do not carry any wood toy lines that are made in China (such as […]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Milagros Closed on July 4th
[ July 4, 2007; ]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Summertime Snow
Jen and Gael were both ill on Father’s Day, so plans for a family camping trip went out the window. Mila and I were healthy and ready for adventure, what type of special trip could be have?
How about a day of playing in the snow? After church, Mila and I loaded up the car with […]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Transportation Funding Townhall Meetings
Commissioner Adams and the Portland Department of Transportation are considering how to fund Portland’s street maintenance. The streets in Portland are in a sad state of repair, according to PDOT:
Of 3941 miles of Portland streets, 32% of arterials in poor condition
Of 157 bridges, 22% in poor condition
Of 992 traffic signals, 43% in poor condition
To […]
