Antiquing in Oregon
My dad is one of those people who adore antiques. While my antiquing skills are nowhere near as honed as his, I have still inherited his fascination with antiques in general. I tend to look and admire more than I buy.
I have a friend out in Oregon who has been pestering me to get on a plane to come out for a visit. Next month there is a festival in Lincoln City they Antique Week. It happens every year and the myriad of antique stores and dealers in the area get together to offer sales, an appraise-a-thon, seminars, historic tours, and even a vintage fashion show. This year Harry Rinker (of Discovery Channel’s Pop Nation: America’s Coolest Stuff and HGTV’s Collector Inspector) is going to be there to give talks and sign books, among other things.
If I am going to be out there, I’d just as soon secure an Oregon Vacation Rental right on the beach. I know I live near the beaches here in Florida, but a beach is not a beach – they differ widely from region to region. Oregon beaches are nothing like the beaches in Florida. I know it is the wrong time of year, but the central beaches have a huge whale population between June and November. I think it would be fascinating to be there to see that. And, while shells are plentiful on Florida beaches, I’m not going to find floats, agates, and driftwood here like I would on the Oregon beaches. I’m particularly keen to get out there and find some agates.
“the central beaches have a huge whale population between June and November. I think it would be fascinating to be there to see that.”
Actually, we prefer to keep the whales *off* our Oregon beaches! You’ve probably already seen this one before —
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Xh9n2-Sp0&NR=1
-Jenn
Blubber Attack Survivor
Covered with small particles of dead whale. Ew.
I had never seen that clip. Yikes.
What in the world did the person who owned the car that was smashed by flying whale blubber tell their insurance company? It’s probably not considered an “act of God”!
I really need to edit my post so it does not talk about how cool it is for the whales to be ON the beaches