1905 family home

PawPrint · Smitten by Boxers

1905 family home

BluStorm · Grand Champion

Hey I didnt know you were coming to portland... Welcome to our city... I have been in portland since 1992. We have many old houses here and many many Antique shops. My own house is not quite that old but was built in 1942. Sounds like you are pretty busy this trip out.. You will have to come back to explore a little more.. There is many sites just outside Portland you would love like the old senic highway that has views of the gorge and a few spots in portland that you can see the whole city and take it the view there is a great spot up by the zoo for downtown, and also one towards mount hood called rocky butte which is close by me that you have some good views of the river and the mountains. I could go on and on...

PawPrint · Smitten by Boxers

I am back ! Far too much to write about. I will be downloading my photos the next few days and hopefully can post a couple of them. The weather held beautifully until this morning. That is why the rain clouds finally arrived. To avoid freeway traffic, my aunt's friend gave me directions through down. It was long but it was worth it.

I went to mass with my aunt. Just a short walk up the street to this lovely gothic style church built about 1923 according to my aunt. She and her family have been members of this parish since the church was built. There was a smaller version prior to that which they also attended mass at. The cherry blossum trees were in full bloom which made for a lovely walk. And everyone seems to have tulips in their yard. They were everywhere and in every color.

Blustorm, my aunt lives in the area called Sellwood. Just before you hit Milwaukee. So basically on the outskirts of Portland. Very very old neighborhood.

PawPrint · Smitten by Boxers

Here are a couple of photos. The first is the front of the house. Photos taken from when Aunt Kitty was a young girl show the same front. I think that is amazing !!!

The 2nd photo is her claw foot tub. It is huge, deep and I am enamored. Aunt Kitty thought it was hysterical I was so excited to take a bath in it. 18 years ago I visited and used this tub. It was great! So I could not wait to use it again. Simple pleasures :)

BluStorm · Grand Champion

I am glad you had a good time in our city... I am a ways from your aunts I am in the Parkrose-Maywood Park area...

BoxersnMinis · Congratulations!

What a lovely way to spend the Weekend. Happy that you could join your Great Aunt and celebrate her birthday. Lovely Craftsman Home!

ZEKER589 · Champion

Your aunts home is great, and I love the bathtub!!

Suddenly, everybody is turning 90!!

In our family, my mom turned 90 in Janurary, my aunt who shares my birthday turned 90 this month, and last weekend, I took my mom to he goodr friend of 69 years...who also turned 90....and these women don't look a day over 70!! LOL
And, they all are with it 'upstairs'.....
It's nice that you could spend some time with your aunt, I'm sure she treasured your visit...

nancy bobby and stella