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Autumnal sunshine, making the most of it. At our supermarket I have had many a shopper ask if the shirt is a souvenir from Hawaii. "The material is," I've explained, "bought through the internet and made at home." It raises eyebrows so I reassure them that the hat is foreign, made in Belgium by a rather talented young lady.
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Autumnal sunshine, making the most of it. At our supermarket I have had many a shopper ask if the shirt is a souvenir from Hawaii. "The material is," I've explained, "bought through the internet and made at home." It raises eyebrows so I reassure them that the hat is foreign, made in Belgium by a rather talented young lady.
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The sunshine doesn't look like abating any time soon. It's that time of year though, I jokingly refer to as the hat equinox. Straw or felt? It's not I don't wear straws in winter, it's more a question of: "Will my straw hat get a rain soaking today?" We have been forecast rain, so far there's no sign of it, but the felt is a safe bet.
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The sunshine doesn't look like abating any time soon. It's that time of year though, I jokingly refer to as the hat equinox. Straw or felt? It's not I don't wear straws in winter, it's more a question of: "Will my straw hat get a rain soaking today?" We have been forecast rain, so far there's no sign of it, but the felt is a safe bet.
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Great look, makes me long for warm sunshine here in rainy Oregon.
 

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Great look, makes me long for warm sunshine here in rainy Oregon.
Rainy it might be but you have some wonderful diversity of scenery, from forests to mountains and from farms to lakes, as well as being a coastal State, you are truly blessed. Furthermore do you know how the city of Portland Oregon got its name?
Portland got it's name when Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove flipped a coin in 1845. Lovejoy was from Massachusetts and he wanted to name the new settlement Boston. Pettygrove was from Maine and wanted to name the new town Portland.
But, how did Portland, Maine, get it's name? Well the settlers from England brought a lot of their hometown names with them and one such name was Portland. If you look up Portland England, you will find that it's a peninsular that sticks out into The English Channel, made famous for the sturdy, robust stone, that's quarried there. Portland stone is used in construction all over the world. Portland England is in the county of Dorset. I live in the county of Dorset, therefore thee & me have something in common. I wondered what it was that I liked about you.
 
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Rainy it might be but you have some wonderful diversity of scenery, from forests to mountains and from farms to lakes, as well as being a coastal State, you are truly blessed. Furthermore do you know how the city of Portland Oregon got its name?
Portland got it's name when Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove flipped a coin in 1845. Lovejoy was from Massachusetts and he wanted to name the new settlement Boston. Pettygrove was from Maine and wanted to name the new town Portland.
But, how did Portland, Maine, get it's name? Well the settlers from England brought a lot of their hometown names with them and one such name was Portland. If you look up Portland England, you will find that it's a peninsular that sticks out into The English Channel, made famous for the sturdy, robust stone, that's quarried there. Portland stone is used in construction all over the world. Portland England is in the county of Dorset. I live in the county of Dorset, therefore thee & me have something in common. I wondered what it was that I liked about you.
Funny you should point this out. I just saw the "Pettygrove Penny" which is on display at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland. My own town of Albany Oregon has a similar story with the founding brothers, Walter and Thomas Monteith naming the new township after their home in New York. They actually went back to marry wives (together) in 1849. They returned on a sailing ship, bringing a household of furniture around the horn. They got off in Panama with their new wives and crossed the isthmus and continued up the Pacific coast from there. We have the actual furniture on display in the original 1848 house today.
 

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My own town of Albany Oregon has a similar story with the founding brothers, Walter and Thomas Monteith naming the new township after their home in New York.
Now there's a coincidence. One of Portland, England's biggest quarry companies is called: Albany. And the brothers Monteith are from New York. One of New York's most famous and iconic buildings is The United Nations HQ. It's built out of Portland Stone. Do you think that the Monteith brothers would approve?
 
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Now there's a coincidence. One of Portland, England's biggest quarry companies is called: Albany. And the brothers Monteith are from New York. One of New York's most famous and iconic buildings is The United Nations HQ. It's built out of Portland Stone. Do you think that the Monteith brothers would approve?
We have a period painting (early 19th century) of Lake Monteith which is in Scotland. Many of the city names in Oregon are east coast USA names. Many of these come from Europe. Washington state to our north has many Native American names like Puyallup, Yakima and Walla Walla. I think the pioneers in the western USA longed for home.

I am a board member for our local Monteith Historical Society, we curate the oldest house (1948-49) in our town.
 

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Thanks for this, I'm going to share it with my fellow Historical Society members. A connection with our Moneith house history.
When we were visiting Nashville, some years ago now, our English accents were overheard in a bar. The couple introduced themselves and after an hour or so chit-chat we were invited to their place the following evening for a barbecue and to meet their friends. I have to say that this wasn't an odd occurrence, every single visit that we have made to the US we have met someone who just wants to share their hospitality, it's enjoyable, humbling and yet a privilege to be so invited.
We had a most memorable evening, the couple's ancestors had originated from Ireland, they were also planning a trip to the UK, to Sheffield to be exact. They made and sold unique artefacts. On this trip they were ordering a quantity of hip flasks with the Jack Daniels logo on them.

It came as quite a shock to them to know, that if they can trace their linage back to the Emerald Isle, without a single missing generation, and be able to prove it, they would be eligible for Honorary Irish citizenship, and, through that, be automatically honorary Irish citizens which gave them full access to every country in The European Union.
And that would probably true for you Red, as well as anyone else, who has their family tree in tact from the time of entry into the US, as long as it's from The British Islands or Eire.
 

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