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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Mississippi Ave street fair

Today was the annual Mississippi Ave. street fair. Noah and I headed out to visit a friend's booth and check out the hippies. It turned out to be a lot better than we thought it would be!

The first thing we noticed was the incredible and delicious variety of food. Sweet and savory waffles, deep fried risotto, Indian and Chinese food. Then, of course, all the typical street fair...fair: rotisserie chickens, ribs, burgers and brats.

The next thing was the amount of dogs. I'm used to snooty art and wine festivals of the Bay Area that don't allow dogs. Parrots and snakes, sure, but no dogs. We were, once again, in love with the state that allows doggies everywhere!

The last, and possibly best, thing we were struck by was the sheer talent in our area. I feel like, back home, all the booths at all the festivals are exactly the same... Cheesy paintings, pretty photography, flattened wine bottles to be used as cheeseboards. Everything at this fair seemed to be original. Glass tile jewelry, handmade bags, jams and jellies, hand stitched onesies (Erin, they didn't compare to yours!). The local artists of Portland were truly impressive!

And it wasn't just hippies there!

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