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Month: June 2018

Willamette Falls Locks reimagined today

June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 / dedemontgomery / Leave a comment

How many in our bursting metro area know much about our aged Willamette Falls Locks? Ask a longtime local and they'll fill your ear. The Locks opened on New Year's Day 1873 and were operated by several owners prior to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' purchase from Portland Railway Light and Power Company in … Continue reading Willamette Falls Locks reimagined today

We are about stories

June 20, 2018June 22, 2018 / dedemontgomery / 4 Comments

I stayed up late the other night finishing Birgitta Hjalmarson's Fylgia, a story based in Sweden and published by the same press as my memoir, Bedazzled Ink. I mistakenly drank caffeinated coffee at 4:30 pm, and decided to make good use of any anticipated insomnia. I would have finished the novel, without caffeine. And I am … Continue reading We are about stories

My San Antonio rose medallion moments

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 / dedemontgomery / 3 Comments

The cabinet containing Chinese rose medallion porcelain stopped me on my way to the bar. Not caring who was around I released an audible you're kidding that quickly morphed into an excited, though stunned, grin. It was another serendipitous moment, one triggered by my friend William. He recommended I stop by San Antonio's Menger Hotel … Continue reading My San Antonio rose medallion moments

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