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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I flew away before dawn and was able to see the sun rise over the wing of an American Airlines jet. Breathtaking. Bless Caitlan for getting me to the airport at that early hour. Note to self: When traveling alone, always check a bag. Note to self 2: When not checking a bag, make sure […]

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 […]

I face a new decade. I face a new series of ages in which I start with a 6 in the tens’ place. When I think about the “oughts” I realized that between the year 2000 and now: ***I fell in love for the first time since Wayne died. ***I got married. ***I became a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]