When I last wrote about Reunion Apparel Resale in November, Tara and Will were just getting started as young business owners taking on the Portland clothing scene.   I’m grateful for their sponsorship of our Roost program and more than happy to spread the word every few months about their hidden little gem of a [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/know-your-neighbor-reunion-apparel-2/ Too late to run to the hardware store tonight, but if something started dripping, seeping or leaking around your house during this last bout of snow and rain, you may be happy to know what I found out from Lois Hankins (long time owner of Hankins True Value Hardware store on Hawthorne and MLK) [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/know-your-neighbor-hankins-true-value-hardware-2/ What better day to be talking about cold weather car care than the first snowy morning of the season. Liz and Jim at Hawthorne Auto Clinic are two of my favorite role models for how to run a business and how to take care of a car.  I’ll brag about how well they take care [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/know-your-neighbor-cold-weather-car-care-with-hawthorne-auto-clinic/ I don’t know which is more common: making New Year’s resolutions or breaking them.  When I look back at the major changes I’ve been able to make over the years, every success I’ve had has been with some really key support along the way.   Let’s face it, if we could easily make the [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/know-your-neighbor-good-health-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/ A THANKSGIVING THANK YOU LETTER:

I get to hear so many great things from our families and our sponsors every month, it was delightful to open my email on Thanksgiving to this post that sums up so many of the sentiments I get to be a witness to every day. Hope it warms your heart [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/a-thanksgiving-thank-you-letter/ I’m guessing that Yeshi’s life sounds much more romantic in the telling than it does in the living of it but she’s a little living miracle right in the heart of the Hawthorne shopping district. Her shop – Road to Tibet – is sometimes open, sometimes closed in the rhythm of her balancing act [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/road-to-tibet/ If you have any memory left of life before kids when you were super young and in love and ready to take on the world on a shoestring budget, you’ll already know everything you need to know about Reunion apparel resale. William and Tara have a little spot about the size of your average inner [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/reunion-apparel/ HALLOWEEN CANDY/TOY SWAP NEXT MONDAY NIGHT: This is a super fun co-op tradition. Just remember to include us in your trick or treating route if you are going out. Come to the top of the main Yamhill church building stairs on Halloween night from 6:30-8:30 and get some trick or treat candy and a chance [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/halloween-candy-swap/ NW Kids Magazine featured the Swap Shop and our local Swap n’ Plays in this month’s issue.

Our two Winter open houses will be:

Saturday January 7th and 21st, 10 am – 4 pm

Click on the Play Pass Schedule for other dates to play for [...]]]> http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/open-house-dates/