Yesterday, as my beloved friend Maria and I spent many happy hours exploring The Joy Store and other happily wonderful parts of Portland, Oregon, I noticed this sign:

Every hour in Portland has been a happy hour for me. I’m also happy about returning back to Boston and to my happy husband, son, and cats today (although I doubt that every hour of my loooooong flight back is going to be happy).
Here and now, I’m happy to spend a happy hour creating today’s blog post and sharing all these images with you.



















































































On International Being You Day, I am so happy to be spending more happy hours with Portland people who are always their wonderful selves.
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “where every hour is happy hour.”
Gratitude makes every hour happy hour, so thanks to all who help me spend happy hours creating this daily blog, including YOU!
