Here’s another event to make your holiday shopping easy and pleasant: SOFIA (1313 NE Fremont) is holding its 2nd Annual Holiday Salon this coming Sunday 12/9 from 11 am-5 pm, with beauty and makeup products, locally made clothing, scarves and wraps, as well as the store’s many European imports. I like the idea of giving nice socks as stocking stuffers, and there will be plenty on hand via the Portland Sock Exchange, as well as jewelry from Konfections.

(These simple socks are made of super soft pima cotton and are only $7 a pair.)

(My favorite are the rings, but Konfections also does necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.)