Comments on: About Emily http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com Searching out the sublime, the silly and the surreal in Oregon's capital city. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:44:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Emily Grosvenor http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-10137 Emily Grosvenor Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:48:52 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-10137 Welcome to the Pacific Northwest! I've been feeling a little homesick for Lancaster lately... Welcome to the Pacific Northwest! I’ve been feeling a little homesick for Lancaster lately…

]]> By: Cathy http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-10129 Cathy Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:23:36 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-10129 I also grew up in Lancaster, PA :) My partner and I are relocating to Salem in about 6 weeks from the Boulder, CO area (I got a teaching position at Chemeketa an dshe's a doula) I love your blog :) I also grew up in Lancaster, PA :) My partner and I are relocating to Salem in about 6 weeks from the Boulder, CO area (I got a teaching position at Chemeketa an dshe’s a doula) I love your blog :)

]]> By: Boo Rayburn http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-7728 Boo Rayburn Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:43:37 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-7728 Emily - You and I met a while back at an Art Fair party and you were pretty new to Salem. We were at Ron and Kelly's house and it was beautiful (I remember those days fondly when it is pouring outside.). I am also a follower of your Desperately Seeking Salem and am also a transplant so I appreciate your "make it great" attitude. As an Instructional Coach for two South Salem schools I am often seeking a connection or resource for one of my fantastic teachers. In schools today we are working in "workshop" models. The teacher offers a mini lesson, there is time to practice, ,meet in a small group, confer with each other or the teacher and end with a group sharing. Teachers select a unit of study (think genre study, author study, or topic etc.) and the class works through that unit in different stages. Currently I have a 4th grade teacher who is doing a unit on commentaries. We were discussing the difference between commentary, editorials, blogging, tweeting, and seems like there was one more category but it escapes me now. One part of this particular unit would be to have real commentators, bloggers, or editorialists come and visit this class. Would you be willing to share a half hour with this fourth grade class and share what you do and what inspires you? If you are willing we will give you a more specific focus to reinforce the teaching points in the class. We would appreciate any other insights you might be able to share and inspire our young writers. Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Boo Rayburn Instructional Coach McKinley/Pringle Emily –

You and I met a while back at an Art Fair party and you were pretty new to Salem. We were at Ron and Kelly’s house and it was beautiful (I remember those days fondly when it is pouring outside.). I am also a follower of your Desperately Seeking Salem and am also a transplant so I appreciate your “make it great” attitude.

As an Instructional Coach for two South Salem schools I am often seeking a connection or resource for one of my fantastic teachers. In schools today we are working in “workshop” models. The teacher offers a mini lesson, there is time to practice, ,meet in a small group, confer with each other or the teacher and end with a group sharing. Teachers select a unit of study (think genre study, author study, or topic etc.) and the class works through that unit in different stages. Currently I have a 4th grade teacher who is doing a unit on commentaries. We were discussing the difference between commentary, editorials, blogging, tweeting, and seems like there was one more category but it escapes me now. One part of this particular unit would be to have real commentators, bloggers, or editorialists come and visit this class.

Would you be willing to share a half hour with this fourth grade class and share what you do and what inspires you? If you are willing we will give you a more specific focus to reinforce the teaching points in the class. We would appreciate any other insights you might be able to share and inspire our young writers.

Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Boo Rayburn
Instructional Coach
McKinley/Pringle

]]> By: Cathy Howell http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-5880 Cathy Howell Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:41:14 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-5880 Hi Emily, I just want to let you know that I enjoy your website and the commentary about Salem. I'm one of those folks from the east (grew up in Western PA) and I've moved around a lot. Lived in Portland 77-82, moved to NC, came back to Portland 95-97, moved back to NC (both times for jobs) and moved to Salem in 09 to share the care of my aging mom with my brother. I work for an organization based in DC so I'm back and forth across the country quite a bit. I share many of the feelings expressed by your readers - like the scale, the proximity to lots of natural areas, and the ease of living in downtown Salem, all the free summer concerts around town and in Independence, Dallas, etc. I come out of social justice/labor movement background and I miss a movement culture and racial diversity - the social world I have access to is white, white, white - and I really miss having a racially diverse set of friends to see on a daily basis - not just when I travel somewhere else. I agree that Salem has changed for the better in the last few years - more cultural offerings, better food, a little more diversity. Thanks for writing and sharing what you find as you explore Salem and the surrounding area. Hi Emily, I just want to let you know that I enjoy your website and the commentary about Salem. I’m one of those folks from the east (grew up in Western PA) and I’ve moved around a lot. Lived in Portland 77-82, moved to NC, came back to Portland 95-97, moved back to NC (both times for jobs) and moved to Salem in 09 to share the care of my aging mom with my brother. I work for an organization based in DC so I’m back and forth across the country quite a bit. I share many of the feelings expressed by your readers – like the scale, the proximity to lots of natural areas, and the ease of living in downtown Salem, all the free summer concerts around town and in Independence, Dallas, etc. I come out of social justice/labor movement background and I miss a movement culture and racial diversity – the social world I have access to is white, white, white – and I really miss having a racially diverse set of friends to see on a daily basis – not just when I travel somewhere else. I agree that Salem has changed for the better in the last few years – more cultural offerings, better food, a little more diversity. Thanks for writing and sharing what you find as you explore Salem and the surrounding area.

]]> By: Sarah Henderson http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-35 Sarah Henderson Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:48:17 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-35 Hey Emily! I was thinking that we're due to work on another food, travel, art or culture story together and also wondering how your new bebe is?! Congrats on becoming a madre. I meant to write you a THANKS a while back for doing a photo shout out to me over our story on white truffles with Jack for EP. Let's reconnect sometime soon and find a way to collaborate again. Good wishes from Ptown, Sarah Hey Emily!

I was thinking that we’re due to work on another food, travel, art or culture story together and also wondering how your new bebe is?! Congrats on becoming a madre.

I meant to write you a THANKS a while back for doing a photo shout out to me over our story on white truffles with Jack for EP.

Let’s reconnect sometime soon and find a way to collaborate again.

Good wishes from Ptown,

Sarah

]]> By: Devy http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-34 Devy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:00:06 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-34 Hello, I found you blog after I found you on the contributors page of The Iowan. I submitted an article to The Iowan for publication and keep checking the webpage to see if it is there---besides a few poems, it would be my first published article. Anway,now that I am here, I can't stop reading. I am not from Oregon---never been there---but love your blog. I shall return! Devy Hello,
I found you blog after I found you on the contributors page of The Iowan. I submitted an article to The Iowan for publication and keep checking the webpage to see if it is there—besides a few poems, it would be my first published article. Anway,now that I am here, I can’t stop reading. I am not from Oregon—never been there—but love your blog. I shall return!
Devy

]]> By: Paul http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-33 Paul Thu, 21 May 2009 00:18:16 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-33 Emily, I'm a planner, and advocate of "smart growth", which is the official policy of the Lanc Co Planning commission. Someone on the Intel J talkback was dismissing my call for the three Ds- Density, good design, and diversity- in human settlements of any type. And I was trying to find a photo of the typical big tract home that sprouts up on the beloved fields of Lancaster Co. I truly grow fonder of the city, for all its issues, real and imagined, as well as the countryside. Its typical suburbia, esp when the houses and lots exploded, that I can't abide. Every time I would bike thru Laurelhurst, LaddS Addition, any number of inner Portland neighborhood, I would think, who would take Beaverton or Gresham over these walkable, human-scaled and downright Beautiful homes and environs (now, of course, this was BEFORE prices skyrocketed!). In Lancaster, Grandview Heights is the best example- while not the rowhouse density I grew up with, and thus lacking real walkable/bikeable stuff like in Portland (or just about anywhere in Germany/Europe, for that matter!) still a reasonable Paragon for the suburbs and smaller cities/towns anywhere, really! I'm currently half way between Cleveland and Columbus, but yearn for a Portland situated right about at The Gap!! Have you posted photos of your cottage on your site? Have you ben back to Lancaster recently? The crepes on N Queen are to die for, esp the Thai Peanut Chicken- still, rather be drinking a beer at the Bagdad on Hawthorne after biking up Mt Tabor, or a hike in the Gorge! Paul Emily,

I’m a planner, and advocate of “smart growth”, which is the official policy of the Lanc Co Planning commission. Someone on the Intel J talkback was dismissing my call for the three Ds- Density, good design, and diversity- in human settlements of any type. And I was trying to find a photo of the typical big tract home that sprouts up on the beloved fields of Lancaster Co.
I truly grow fonder of the city, for all its issues, real and imagined, as well as the countryside. Its typical suburbia, esp when the houses and lots exploded, that I can’t abide.

Every time I would bike thru Laurelhurst, LaddS Addition, any number of inner Portland neighborhood, I would think, who would take Beaverton or Gresham over these walkable, human-scaled and downright Beautiful homes and environs (now, of course, this was BEFORE prices skyrocketed!).

In Lancaster, Grandview Heights is the best example- while not the rowhouse density I grew up with, and thus lacking real walkable/bikeable stuff like in Portland (or just about anywhere in Germany/Europe, for that matter!) still a reasonable Paragon for the suburbs and smaller cities/towns anywhere, really!

I’m currently half way between Cleveland and Columbus, but yearn for a Portland situated right about at The Gap!!

Have you posted photos of your cottage on your site?

Have you ben back to Lancaster recently? The crepes on N Queen are to die for, esp the Thai Peanut Chicken- still, rather be drinking a beer at the Bagdad on Hawthorne after biking up Mt Tabor, or a hike in the Gorge!

Paul

]]> By: Emily Grosvenor http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-32 Emily Grosvenor Wed, 20 May 2009 18:17:59 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-32 Wow, someone has a really bitter attitude about liberalism. I really can't believe you took the time to write out such mean-spirited platitudes. Wow, someone has a really bitter attitude about liberalism. I really can’t believe you took the time to write out such mean-spirited platitudes.

]]> By: Emily Grosvenor http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-31 Emily Grosvenor Wed, 20 May 2009 18:12:44 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-31 Hi Paul! Yes, I get a lot of strange hits. Also, I can see when people google my name, which is troubling (I thought I was the only one!). It does seem like we have a lot of shared interested. Now the question remains: why were you googling Lancaster McMansions.... My mom taught in the Lancaster school distric for 30+ years. And I have toured the clock towers. Sigh. Sometimes I miss home. Hi Paul! Yes, I get a lot of strange hits. Also, I can see when people google my name, which is troubling (I thought I was the only one!). It does seem like we have a lot of shared interested. Now the question remains: why were you googling Lancaster McMansions….

My mom taught in the Lancaster school distric for 30+ years. And I have toured the clock towers. Sigh. Sometimes I miss home.

]]> By: Paul http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/about/#comment-30 Paul Wed, 20 May 2009 18:03:56 +0000 http://desperatelyseekingsalem.com/?page_id=2#comment-30 Hi Emily, Came across your site when I googled "Lancaster McMansion". I'm a Lancaster native, but did two tours of Duty in Portland- Reed undergrad, PSU grad school Oh, and did I mention half my family lives im Schwabisch Alb/Schwarzwald? So, naturally I thought I'd drop a line, wish you and your husband well in Salem (only been a few times, why leave Portland?) I actually grew up in Philadelphia, summers in Lancaster, returned, lived in Clock Towers (old Hamilton Watch factory), but did attend JP McCaskey for a few weeks during a teacher's strike. And returning next week, where a friend tells me he's got PLENTY of Bayerische Hefe Weizen awaiting me, even if I still haven't gotten him to pronounce "Hefe Weizen" correctly! Hi Emily,

Came across your site when I googled “Lancaster McMansion”.
I’m a Lancaster native, but did two tours of Duty in Portland- Reed undergrad, PSU grad school
Oh, and did I mention half my family lives im Schwabisch Alb/Schwarzwald?

So, naturally I thought I’d drop a line, wish you and your husband well in Salem (only been a few times, why leave Portland?)

I actually grew up in Philadelphia, summers in Lancaster, returned, lived in Clock Towers (old Hamilton Watch factory), but did attend JP McCaskey for a few weeks during a teacher’s strike.
And returning next week, where a friend tells me he’s got PLENTY of Bayerische Hefe Weizen awaiting me, even if I still haven’t gotten him to pronounce “Hefe Weizen” correctly!

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