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Somehow Edna knew we were going to Portland, and she just couldn\u2019t not be hip – hence the mustache she grew.<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes! It was a BIG step for our 2+ North American Tea Tour<\/a> to get here. The one big string that was still attached that hampered our no-itinerary\/go-wherever-we-want,-whenever-we-want modus operandi was Freddie the horse trailer (mobile shop\/storage unit). I\u2019ve been collecting tools and building materials to build Edna for years. This trailer followed me from WA to CA to OR to CA to WA for the purpose of hauling my things from shop to shop, and some gear for festivals like Rootstalk. And now it has followed me to Oregon. But this time it stays.<\/p>\n

\"Owen's<\/a>

Owen’s shop<\/p><\/div>\n

My firefightin\u2019 buddy Owen just bought a house in Portland with not only a shop, but a warehouse too. He offered me a place to park Freddie indoors for the duration of the Tea Tour. I am here now to help him out for a month or more, setting up his shop, putting some of my tools (like my welder) in his ship for use, helping him organize, bouncing ideas and plans for the homestead, etc. Unhooking Freddie here was one of the most relieving things I could possibly hope for.<\/p>\n

After such good (and exhausting) run of serving tea down the I-5 corridor in Washington, I decided to take it easy (at least in the tea serving realm) for a little bit. Instead I got right to work helping Owen scrub his exterior shop walls, replacing ballasts and bulbs in the shop lights, fixing the glass sliding porch door, organizing the shop, etc.<\/p>\n

\"Tea<\/a>

Tea time at First Thursday Art Walk in downtown Portland<\/p><\/div>\n

On the 2nd<\/sup> of May, I ventured off to downtown Portland to serve tea at the First Thursday Art Walk. Part of the Art Walk is a street market of awesome handmade things, which I so conveniently found a decent parking spot right in the middle of. Showing up early (like 1-2 hours early) is the best way to find parking for these events. However, once I got set up, a traffic enforcer came by and informed me I had to move because the bus was blocking a STOP sign. Hesitantly, I agreed.<\/p>\n

There was another spot across the street that was even better, and I had seen which vendor was parked there, so I wandered over to her booth to see if she\u2019d switch. She semi-hesitantly agreed, but just then her friend walked up and said that the Kind Bar<\/a> people (who were giving out free bars) wanted their spot. We schemed a three way parking spot swap, but before I could get turned around, someone snagged my spot. My new friend Sean (who had learned about the tea bus because of this Reddit post<\/a>) was quick to jump in and explain to the parking spot thief what was happening. The guy was stubborn and wouldn\u2019t move, but the Kind Bar guy came to the rescue and offered him a box of bars. They guy took it and moved. It was a pretty intense situation. It was weird because the guy who took the parking spot just couldn\u2019t get it through his head that the only reason the spot opened was for me to take it, otherwise it wouldn\u2019t have opened. It is so crazy how selfish people can be. Only when he was offered something did he move \u2013 he couldn\u2019t just move out of courtesy or understanding. A BIG thank you<\/i> to the vendor, Sean, and the Kind Bar folks. The kind bar folks even gave us a box of bars!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The swapped parking spot at First Thursday<\/p><\/div>\n

The parking spot was prime. It was a little slow for an art walk, but we still got many visitors. Highlights include making a pact with a couple other folks to make a reverse book club, where we\u2019re all writing and reading and critiquing each other\u2019s work, having many people who were sent there by friends in other cities, providing a place for some concert goers to relax after an intense show, chumming it up with an ex-drug addict who was roaming the streets for recycling. I love the variety of people that come with cities. It was a late night, but I don\u2019t care!<\/p>\n

I am so excited to spend some time in this city. We will probably be here until early June, but who knows! We will both be working on Owen\u2019s homestead and Edna, as well as cruising a bit to serve tea at different events and places. Keep your eyes out for us at some Village Building Convergence<\/a> events. Definitely the best way to know where we\u2019ll be is to befriend Edna Lu on Facebook<\/a>. Yay!<\/p>\n

\"Edna<\/a>

Edna at Owen’s warehouse<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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