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Portland, P.I., Day Four

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Today was winery day. First we had a wonderful lunch at a Bistro on the way there. It ws the first time I had clam chowder with the clams in shell. Delicious! Brendan was our chauffeur, and Kara and I had wine tastings at three of the many wineries near Portland–Erath, Sokol-Blosser, and Argyle. It […]

Portland, P.I., Day Three

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Today is Monday. Kara had to go to work, so Brendan and I spent the day together. First we ate VooDoo Doughnuts for breakfast. Then we went into the city and walked around. We ended up at for lunch at Sushi Sakara. It was an automated sushi bar with a conveyor belt. As the sushi […]

Portland, P.I., Day Two

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Sunday. We had been to church last evening, so this morning we got up and went to the Farmers’ Market. We bought apples and frozen meat. We even got yak summer sausage. Then BCA&KN introduced me to tamales for breakfast and now I am hooked. They served us right out of their steaming pans. We […]

Portland, P. I. Preview

Friday, October 8th, 2010

After a visit to Mombo at the hospital I went up the road to L-ville. Mombo is fine. She had a procedure done to clear out an artery and will spend the night for observation. KK and Kyle met me at Fred’s where I will leave my car while I am in Portland doing my […]

Minnesota Trip–Day Three

Monday, October 5th, 2009

After some prayer time and an early cup of coffee, we had granola and bananas and headed off to St. Paul. The weather has not cooperated for an excursion to Duluth to see the trees as we had originally planned. So day trips are the way we are going for now. Today it was the […]

Minnesota Trip–Day Three–Part 2

Monday, October 5th, 2009

We spent a good deal of time in the Museum. We ate a quick lunch in the cafe. I had cream of asparagus soup and a grilled cheese. There were many fun things to see. I’m always enthralled in a museum. After the ride back (I’m reading Carl Hiassen’s SKIN TIGHT on the way), we […]

Minnesota Trip–Day Two

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

A very relaxing and pleasant day. Nancy and Mor-mor dropped me off at Sacred Heart Church at 9 a.m., and they went on to their service. Then we came back and had a delicious brunch of bacon, zucchini bread and cheese omelettes. Our project for the day was to change light bulbs in the traqck […]

Minnesota Trip–Day One

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Up early to re-pack and try to fit everything in a carry-on so I don’t have to check my luggage. Caitlan took me to the airport. There was a bit of a delay at the check-in, but then I got to the gate. Trouble was, it was the wrong gate. But they didn’t tell us. […]

Picture Assignment–Day 27

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Hub Geeks

Picture Assignment–Day 26

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Clouds over Marion County