Posted in Portland, meanderings, photography on February 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I know. It’s February 20th. But in spite of what the calendar would have you believe, today everything in Portland is screaming SPRING!
The warm sun and bright sky (and the fact that we have been staying at a downtown hotel all week during some home renovations) drew us out for a walk after breakfast this [...]
Posted in baking, food, photography on January 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
My stepson G arrived yesterday for a visit. His arrival, and the yummy shrimp tacos S was making for his “welcome to Portland” dinner, inspired me to bake the Bittersweet Chocolate Tart on the 101 Cookbooks blog.
The recipe also gave me an excuse to break out one of my collection of tart pans,
experiment with my [...]
Posted in Oregon, Portland, meanderings, photography on December 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It rained hard on Thanksgiving here in Portland. In fact, it was a decidedly un-Portland-like rain that drummed on the skylights and on the deck all day long.
That made it all the more wonderful to wake up the next morning to blue skies and sun. The weather was so remarkable that we quickly scrapped our [...]
