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Looking for a good farmers market?


Every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. you can find vendors selling fine art, crafts, fresh local produce and eggs, fruits, fine foods, baked goods, plants and more at the Sunnyside Grange Farmers and Artists market. Admission is free. The grange is located at 13100 Sunnyside Road in Clackamas.

Coming up at the Expo - The Spring Home & Garden Show


What: Make projects easy with just one trip to the show. Meet experts, ask questions, get ideas, attend workshops and demos, compare products/services from hundreds of vendors, tour display gardens.
When: Feb. 22 through Feb. 26.
Where: Expo Center.
Admission: $10 for adults, free for kids 12 and under.
Parking: $8 per vehicle, $7 for carpools of three or more.For more details on the event

Life & Style Decoupage: Make boring better Decoupage: Make boring better

Decoupage is popular in the craft community, but it was only recently that twenty and thirty-somethings with a quirky sense of style and a small budget were able to utilize the super-simple tactic to improve boring furniture currently filling their homes or to make thrift-store finds even better.

Life & Style You may accidentally be saving the earth You may accidentally be saving the earth

Call me a hippy. Or a tree hugger. Or an environmentalist. I am perfectly alright with these names. In fact, I embrace these titles and encourage it. What you will never call me is a litterer. Or an individual who does not care about our planet.

Life & Style Renovating? 9 tips for staying sane Renovating? 9 tips for staying sane

Many of us fantasize about dream homes well-equipped with gorgeous eat-in kitchens, sprawling living rooms and master suites fit for a king/queen (endowed with appropriate throne, of course). If your plan is to transform your current space into your vision, be prepared.

Life & Style C'mon. Get organized. You can do it. C'mon. Get organized. You can do it.

If you really want to get organized, ask yourself these questions to determine the areas of your life where organization will make the most difference.

Life & Style 6 decorating ideas for empty walls 6 decorating ideas for empty walls

Make Your Own Pop Art
There are a few websites where you can upload a photo of your pet, your child or another beloved treasure and turn it into a gorgeous pop art piece to hang on your wall. Some sites charge as little as $65. It might be close to as much as a print you can find at IKEA, but it’s custom and it’s yours. This is something that will always connect with you regardless of where you’re living.

Life & Style Stay with strangers, not at a hotel Stay with strangers, not at a hotel

Inside a well-appointed basement that offers a cozy bedroom, living room, a separate den with a 65-inch HDTV, separate bathroom with a washer and dryer, Stephan Drabek and Tracee Hume are stuffing their duffel bags after a two night stay.