Near the Folium Pagoda...or is it Pavilion?

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The Folium's 'Witness Protection Program'

The Grand Lodge

• Sam - Bartender at Doc's
• Mary - Masseuse at Ruby's
• Zoe - Masseuse at Ruby's
• Mr. Henry Davies - Hotel Manager
• Sultán - Lobby lion...dog?

Slow Rise Bakehouse

• Dave - 'Worlds Best' Barista
• Linda - Cruffin Queen (in training)
• Maria and Hector Davies - Owners/Parents

The 'Other' Cafe

• Fred - Barista

Vernonia

• Daisy
• Jane, Daisy's Mom
• 'Buckshot' Betty

* 'Alias Smith and Jones' is an old TV show my Mom loved. She said she had a crush on Smith...or was it Jones?

The Folium's Chief Of Protocol

Voice by ElevenLabs

Performed the theme music for the show.

Say 'fromage'!

Vernonia's rowdiest restaurant

R. Buckminster Fuller

Home of the Autumn Apple 🍎

(and the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster - ask for 'Sam')

Where Art, Spirit, and Nature Meet

Ffynnon is a forested 80-acre retreat and farm located in the Nehalem River valley just south of Vernonia, Oregon.  Our unusual name, Ffynnon (Welsh, pronounced FIN-un) means 'source,' or 'spring.' It is a place for returning to harmony, a place of restoration. Ffynnon connects people and community through the renewing gifts of nature, enabling members and guests to forge a deeper relationship with each other, the land, and themselves. This is the power of place. This is the power of Ffynnon.

The Folium Leaf was captured by Maz Ghani.

Purchase framed prints here.

"The term 'heptagon' comes from Ancient Greek: 'hepta' meaning seven and 'gonia' meaning angle. Therefore, a heptagon is a polygon with seven sides and seven angles - a 'seven-angled' shape."

It's a Folium Fact!

(not a Pavilion!)

"...the dojo is an impractical existence relative to our normal, gaining-losing consciousness, and, as such, is of vital importance to it. Normal, or abnormal as we are, and as we struggle to survive in this competitive and materialistic society, there needs to be a space somewhere that exists for something beyond our sense of practicality."

The Folium's Chief Content Officer

Voice by ElevenLabs

Home base in Forest Grove.

Great place for a wedding! 🥑

"Probably The Best Taproom In The World" 

Them's drinkin' words!

Singer, songwriter, poet, prankster, and mother of Daisy

World's fastest banana slug!

The Folium's Chief Wisdom Officer

Voice by ElevenLabs

...no better place to while away a rainy afternoon than in one of Portland’s many locally-owned bookstores

...a place to discard worldly thoughts and concerns and see oneself as a small but integral part of the universe

Cherie's mentor, recently retired

The Folium's Leader of Congruent Informatics

Voice by ElevenLabs

The Folium's Chief Operations Officer

An appealing mantra

Home of the west coast's best massage therapists!

(also Gossip Central ;-)

Originally Wapato or Wappatoo Island, Sauvie Island is one of the largest river islands in the United States.

It's a Folium Fact!

Our mysterious muse

Coffee and cruffins (mmm, cruffins)

A pool for soaking

Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969) was the founder of Aikido. At age eighteen, Ueshiba joined the Japanese military, during which time he also developed his skills in the martial arts. He eventually left the military, deeply discouraged by the death and destruction that results from combat. Ueshiba continued to experiment with a variety of martial arts, finding particular joy in the spiritual aspects of martial arts. He came to believe that a real warrior was one who was rooted in love, and it was in this spirit that he began to develop Aikido...

The Athletic is bold and unconventional, just like you.

The Folium's Chief Executive Officer

Voice by ElevenLabs

Live Theater in Forest Grove, Oregon since 1969

Say 'cheese'!

Wildfang creates suiting, workwear, and staples made to give you the confidence to walk into any room, and know your people are right behind you.

It's pretty darn tall

"The key distinction between a ship and a barque is that a ship carries a square-rigged mizzen topsail whereas the mizzen mast of a barque has only fore-and-aft rigged sails"

It's a Folium Fact!

The Folium's Eighth Book of the Week

The Folium's Thirteenth (and unexpected) Book of the Week...actually a whole series of books. Twelve in all. Thanks so much, Cherie 😮‍💨

- Gil

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The Folium's Seventh Book of the Week

The Folium's Tenth Book of the Week

The Folium's Ninth Book of the Week

The Folium's Fourth Book of the Week

The Folium's Eleventh Book of the Week

The Folium's First Book of the Week

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The Folium's Fifth Book of the Week

The Folium's Second Book of the Week

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