Happy 74th Birthday, Roger............

A special day..................
A special man................

Happy Birthday from Janice and Bella

Happy Birthday, Mike

Happy Birthday, Mike. I send my love with the wish that your day is extra special, just like you..............

Good Luck, Rachel..............

Good luck with your upcoming surgery, Rachel. I hope that everything goes well and that you're back to a normal routine very soon.

Busy Weekend..............

After shopping at the Farmer's Market Bella and I had a great Saturday starting with lunch down on the River Front, going to an estate sale and doing a preview of the upcoming auctions at O'Gallerie. On the way home I found a parking place only one-half block from the Portland Saturday Market so, of course, we stopped and joined the crowd. It reminded me of the markets in Buenos Aires and Paris (since I'll likely never return to either place it was nice to recollect the wonderful experiences that I had last summer). There's a difference, though. Prices in Buenos are about one-fourth and about twice the price in Paris. I guess Portland isn't so bad of a place, after all.

This afternoon Cheryl joined me for a walk to the Keller Theater to see CATS. Yes, we've both seen it several times but it's always a good experience. The problem today, though, was that the production had been "modernized" to the point of losing its original appeal (at least to us old ladies). Another short walk to VQ for "happy hour" finished the day so now it's time to get back to work and take care of some eBay sales. I'm presently selling some technical and engineering items for a retired Portland resident so it has been an opportunity to learn something new.

Downtown Portland Garden............

By California standards, this won't be impressive but for us in Portland, this is a successful start to a summer garden (even though it's presently indoors for awhile longer). Roger is in charge so I've had to promise him that I won't water or touch anything! So far we have tomato seedlings, a tomato plant, two different mint and tarragon. Tomorrow at the Farmer's Market we'll shop for a few more plants - then it will be a matter of seeing if they get enough sun and TLC.

Lunch today was at Le Bouchon, a tiny French Cafe in the Pearl and tonight Roger is invited to a "Guy's Only" New Year's Party so Bella and I will enjoy watching a movie after dinner.

Spring Has Sprung..............

The weather earlier in the week was warm and sunny so, of course, we Portlanders thought that winter was over. No? Today cold and rainy weather returned so we're back to wearing warm clothes and complaining about the temps. One good thing is that the forecast for Saturday is sunshine so we'll enjoy revisiting the Farmer's Market.

Tomorrow Roger and I have a lunch date at Le Bouchon where we had our first date and this weekend we'll be spending time previewing the O'Gallerie auctions that will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Sunday we'll enjoy going to the Theater to see CATS, Tuesday is Mike's birthday and Rogers is on Wednesday so it will be a great week for celebrations.

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I am presently selling some vintage engineering tools for a Portland resident. This is the most interesting, as it is a manual calculator that dates to the early 1960s. We anticipate a selling price over $1,000 but we'll have to wait and see how the auction goes. I've had inquiries from several European countries plus Japan so it's appealing to a global community.