Portland, in the summer is surreal, it's basically heaven for anyone who reads Ready Made Magazine. Yesterday we skipped on over to Last Thursday on Alberta with kids in tow. Basically it's a street fair that takes over ALberta Blvd on the last thursday of every month and in the summer it's particularly fantastic. Every 1/2 block there is one incredible musician after another. The food carts are delicious and standing space is a commodity. Many of the crafters and vendors from Crafty Wonderland and Saturday Market are there and you can always find something to buy that is so unique that you're sure to get compliments in the future.

My favorite find last night was the artist Tom Souhlas. He was doing something I've never seen before; painting on the backside of salvaged windows and I fell in love with pig painting below. You can see more of his art at junkwithpaint.blogspot.com/ and frankly, at around $100 a piece, I think it's worth having it shipped if you're reading this from across the country. Hmm, that makes me think my girlfans at Country Living would drool over these...

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