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The catalogs are filling our mailboxes and that means that spring can't be too far off. All those pretty pictures and the "you can grow anything" hype makes it sound like our gardens will be so easy to do come spring.
When Sonya Liu moved to Spokane from dog-friendly Portland last year, she found the Lilac City somewhat lacking in canine culture. Like many large urban centers, Portland offers a host of amenities for dog lovers off-leash dog parks, doggie day care, and dog-friendly businesses that allow pets to accompany owners while shopping or dining.
In many houses the refrigerator serves as much as a bulletin board or scrapbook as major appliance. On the door one might find a child's drawing, or the family activities calendar. Often, inspirational items like a favorite quote or poem spend years, even decades, as part of the dιcor.