Another Week in Portland................

Saturday, Ann, Allison and I took a "food tour" starting at Eidelweiss for sausage, ham, smoked chicken and anything German, then Grand Central Bakery and finally the fresh produce tent on Hawthorne.  Allison drove and fortunately she drives an SUV because we filled the entire back space.

Holidays for us are "just another day" except for Roger, it was a school holiday so that gave him some extra time to work on his art for his final projects.  Wednesday is a late night at school so Cheryl and I went out to Iorio last night for an Italian dinner.  They make pasta fresh, daily, and the food was exceptional. 
We've been enjoying out first fresh apricot pie and Roger brought more apricots home tonight - maybe a hint that he wants another one?

We've had about five days of drippy weather but today we see that the next week will be perfect temperatures in the 79s abd 80s with no rain.  That's cause for a celebration here.  It's Rose Festival time so there will be lots of action and activities, including a starlight parade this Saturday night and a Rose Festival parade next week Sunday.