Check out this well maintained sweet “grandma and grandpa house” on NE Simpson just blocks from Fernhill Park!  The 1947 home is 2952 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths; 2 beds, 1 bath, a full kitchen, spacious living room and a fireplace on each floor.  The full walkout basement with large windows and great natural light has separate entrance on the side perfect for a rental or a co-housing situation.   The basements’ funky and fun retro kitchen really stole my heart!  All hardwoods and trim are in great conditions making the pride in ownership of this home is obvious.   The property is 1/3 of an acre with a large deep backyard perfect for your urban farm and currently a pool.  Listed at $349,000 with Kirsten Jenkins of RE/MAX Equity Group.  For a private showing or more information call Jaime Arb Haessig at 503-730-7205 or email at jaime@livingroomrealtors.com.

It’s not too late to enjoy a fresh crop of vegetables from your garden.  Here’s what the Maritime Northwest Garden Guide (Produced by Seattle Tilth) says you can plant here in August:  cilantro, onions, broccoli raab, chinese cabbage, cress, radish, turnips, leaks,  spinach, swiss chard, chicory, endive, escarole, lettuce, arugula, cabbage, mustard, bok choy, miners lettuce, kale, broccoli, and cauliflower.  We got our starts at Portland Nursery at 5050 SE Stark, but there are plenty of great, local Nurseries and Garden stores to shop. Some of my favorite plant places to wander are:  Marbott’s Greenhouse at 1808 NE Columbia Blvd, Pistils Nursery at 3811 N. Mississippi, Artemisia at 128 SE 28^th, Bamboo Craftsman Co, at 3528 NE 50^th.  Your local, weekly Farmer’s Market is also a great resource for plant starts.  Plant now and harvest in the next few months.

Festival features:

• Local, sustainable food and beverages
• Organic and sustainable wine and Hopworks beer
• Live music
• Fun, ecofriendly kids’ activities
• Workshops on sustainable living
• Local vendors of sustainable, organic products and services

Purchase tickets and learn more about this upcoming family friendly event in SE Portland at www.muddyboot.org.

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Please join us this Thursday from 5-8pm at Living Room Realtors for a very special art opening. Our show this month is a group show featuring Art from the Heart artists. Art from the Heart is an arts center and gallery supporting adults with developmental disabilities. The artists will be showing a variety of work featuring bright colors and layers in acrylic, watercolor, pencil, oil pastel, collage and more.

http://artfromtheheartpdx.com/