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.

Life is good.............

We're enjoying a quiet and pleasant weekend.  Friday the Portland Museum featured free entrance so Roger and I took advantage of it and spent a couple of hours viewing a wide variety of art and sculpture.  After enjoying lunch at Shiraz Roger continued working on his latest painting.  He's been in front of the easel for two days so I pry him away for meals and a little stretch and relaxation - then he's back to work.

The holiday tomorrow is a special day to remember the people who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom and it's also a day to remember those who have gone before us.  Among my group of friends, we've experienced the loss of parents, spouses, children and many people from our extended families.  It's a good time to stop and take a few moments to remember our love and respect for those who are no longer in our lives.

May 24, 2008

In Memory

Happy 98th Birthday, Marie

Steve Smith's mom, Marie is celebrating her 98th birthday this week, starting with an overnight stay in S.F. and tickets to the Giants game.  During intermission, Marie was acknowledged on the teletron and the audience sang "happy birthday".  An anonymous person sent her a shot of Silver Patron and she surprised Steve and Vicki by just making it "bottoms up".  I should have asked who won the game, but today............ it was all about Marie.

Happy Birthday!

Celebrating Beauty.............

Happy Birthday, Lori

51 years ago on a Saturday afternoon, my first child Lori was born.  Of course, she was perfect (and still is) so today is truly a day to celebrate the life of a talented and beautiful woman.

Happy Birthday, Lori !! 

Crazy Egg Lady

 We've all heard of "crazy old cat ladies" so I'm a little worried about my obsession with eggs.  Not just any egg - eggs from the farm laid by chickens that can scratch in the dirt and eat worms............

More and more farmers are bringing eggs to the Saturday market so today I bought eggs from a new vendor because the colors were all so interesting, plus she sells quail eggs.  In Europe you can buy quail eggs everywhere so we enjoyed eating them the month we were in Paris.  Now I'm going to try something creative and elegant when I cook these cute little guys.