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Living more simply and making more local connections is a great way to upsize the richness of our lives and downsize the time we spend commuting away from our home to be able to come back and pay for it. Our newest Roost business sponsor, mortgage broker Melissa Guthrie, knows that living simple [...] … Fortunately for me and everyone else reading this, there are little pockets of joy right here in Portland where you can feel really good about what you have bought, who you have bought it from and how it was made… [...] Everything we do with our body uses some combination of our strength, our flexibility and our endurance. Addressing just one of these three and not the others, as some of us can vouch for, can make the problem even worse. Israel’s work is all about better coordinating our own body’s natural balance while honoring that simple truth that we have gotten into whatever pinch we are in for very good reasons more complex than it all first appears. [...] Wren’s Nest Preschool – Montessori preschool right in the neighborhood. There’s something magical about trays full of natural materials presented with awe and wonder to tiny bodies and little busy minds… [...] As a town that appreciates cottage industries (especially if they brew beer) and celebrates living locally, we may want to consider adopting Bea Weiss-Krull’s home town Tuttlingen Germany as our sister city. Her part of Germany is known as the world headquarters for precision medical instruments making . . . but before you start [...] Lawrence Convalescent Center is a small, locally-owned, family run intermediate care facility at 48th & Belmont. It only takes a minute to stop by the convalescent center for a visit. Gardening volunteers and people who want to volunteer with residents are always welcomed. While you are there, Chuck and his daughter Lisa, Don and his staff can give you great advice on services and resources that make some of the most challenging care decisions a lot more bearable. [...] HOLIDAY FAMILY HOURS IN THE GYM AND ROOST: We had a well used, well cared for space both Thanksgiving Day and the day after so we are extending the offer to all our Roost and Swap Shop families to make this place your place over the holidays. So, start planning that family [...] CUBAN FOOD ON FRIDAY NIGHT No matter what simple and small or elaborate and fancy “event” our youth plan, you will be eating well if you choose to come by Friday night. Tanya Mead has been our biggest fan, promoter and steward of our Friday night meals and many of our [...] MURAL COMPLETED THIS WEEK – Stan, Camp Fire’s guest artist from LA, has already sketched out and laid down the base colors for the new mural that wraps around the kitchen walls in The Roost. Students will be filling in the details all week long and talking about how they want to unveil their [...] CALENDAR OF EVENTS: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 – Last day to order Wreaths for The Roost fundraiser THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 – Labyrinth meditative walk 7-9pm FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4- Cuban food 5:30-7 open Roost and gym time all ages 6-9 mural unveiling planned by Roost youth (more details to be sent by Thursday) No [...] |
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