She writes: A couple of years ago in the course of touring Bob's Red Mill, the whole-foods purveyor based in Portland, Ore., I learned a new word: spurtle.
It was addressed in an unfamiliar and painful chirography, with the postmark of Portland, Ore., stamped smudgily in its corner.
Travis McKinney, a forklift driver for Georgia-Pacific in Portland, Ore., said the company's political packet had spurred widespread discussion.
Her casual remark led to an anecdote typical of this Portland, Ore., singer and songwriter.
Just a few hours from Portland, Ore., or Seattle, you can stroll through the lush foliage of ferns and wildflowers, beneath ancient spruce, hemlock and cedar trees.
The valley of Umpqua River, Ore., produces nearly seventeen million pounds of wool yearly, the staple being an ordinary variety.
