Oregon's Bounty

Everything we ate on Saturday night was from the Farmer's Market. It was a gorgeous autumn day so we rode our Bike's down to PSU and filled our bags with various local goodies. As you can see there was quite the variety: pears, potatoes, tomatoes (like candy), corn, tomatillos, fresh pasella chiles and a fire roasted "hot mix" of chiles.

The cow created what I think are the two best pizza's he has ever made: an oregon pear with blue cheese and a fresh corn, roasted peppers, goat cheese beauty.

The entire time he was creating these masterpieces he was slurping on a super hoppy beer that is only available when the hops are fresh from the vine- Whatever that beer had in it, I will be buying six pack after six pack to keep him making glorious tasting food.

Pretending to be on vacation

The cow and I roamed around on Saturday like a couple of tourists. I know the pictures are pitiful - these are the only once I remembered to take. I was having such a good time living in the moment I did not feel the need to photograph much.

We slept in, drank coffee and read the newspaper. We tried a pilates routine that works your core muscle (aka-stomach)...the cow hates this. We then showered and went downtown. We shopped at Anthropologie and Nau and went to an art opening of Matthew Picton New Works in the pearl - geography/cartography with a spin. The streetcar took us up to North 45 where we had Stout Mussels (stout, garlic, thyme and bitter cocoa), frites, beer and wine. We walked around NW23rd and then decided it was time to move to the eastside. We attempted to go to the new brewery- Green Dragon but it was packed so we walked across the street to the Morrison Hotel. The bartender whipped up a mean sidecar and they had an amazing list of beers.

Our last stop was a romantic evening at Navarre. We had not dined here before and was very satisfied with the Spanish style small plates and atmosphere of being in Madrid.

Sippping on a Sunny Sunday

Ahhhh....to be there again. One of our favorite pastimes on a lazy Sunday is to drink vino. The most recent being in and around Carlton - the best place to be. The last picture is of the new wine and cheese shop (Horseradish) which offers a wide variety of tasting options. I loved it and I am ready to return. It's like oz, I want to be able to click my heels and be transported.

Super Saturday in September

Where did the sunshine go? September was beautiful and dry in PDX. We had bright blue skies, the sun was bright and warm.and the cow and I ventured out every chance we got.
This day - we packed up our bike bags with leftovers from the kitchen rode down to the river and let the day float by (like the big white clouds). He fell asleep for awhile and I watched people roam around. Picnic days are over now we have had intermittent showers for the last few days. I will say the trees are looking pretty beautiful with red, yellow and purple being the dominant colors.

Home Improvement

The cow has had this list of home improvements that has been driving him crazy. I am notorious for getting us outside every chance I get; therefore, ignoring home improvement. Fortunately, Sunday was a rainy day and the cow powered through some of the chores that have been bugging him.

He hung curtains! No easy task I should point out. The living room has about 14 foot ceilings and 10 foot windows (maybe higher) but we only have a 6 or 8 foot ladder. Once up - the curtain make the room cozy. I like it.

A couple of weeks ago he also purchased a larger screen television. Now don't go crazy. It is not monster big - just a 27" so that his old eyes can actually see the screen.