Portland at Twilight from the Marquam Bridge at 45 MPH

I am Thankful for Vintage Turkeys

In honor of Vintage Thingies Thursday over at Colorado Lady, here are some shots of the explosion of poultry that happens every November on our mantel.




My favorite is the roasted one in the first photo ~ a gift from my sister Kathy. Which one do you like the best?

A Trip to the Coast ~ Part 3

After my meatloaf sandwich, I rushed into Tillamook to get to the Kit & Caboodle.

I remembered that they close at 3:00. I almost always find something there...Alas, not this time. But hope was soon restored as I turned the corner and saw this thrift.

I found some glittery holiday stuff...

And look who needed a ride back to Portland!

A piece of history in my underwear drawer

I published this post earlier this year. I decided to re-run it since today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I have a story related to that glorious event. Here goes....

In 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, I was working as a TV producer in New York. I so wanted to go and be a witness to it, but the network big cheeses chose another producer named Steve to make the trip. I asked Steve to bring me back a souvenir, and he outdid himself. He brought me back a piece of the wall. An actual piece of the Berlin wall, painted rust and pink and green, a symbol of a country made whole, families reunited and lives intertwined. Today I was scrounging around and found it in my lingerie. Well, not lingerie exactly, but my Hanes Her Ways.

Not long after the wall fell, some fabulously inspired person shipped 5 sections of it to New York (and to many other places around the country, I have since learned) where it was re-assembled in a public square off 5th Ave. @ 53rd St. During my lunch break, I used to sit there and slurp my Pasta Fagiole purchased from the soup cart guy around the corner. The square is one of my favorite places in New York. I hope you get a chance to see it someday.

A Trip to the Coast ~ Part 2

This is where I stopped for lunch while on my recent beach adventure. It's my favorite place to eat in Garibaldi, Oregon. No. It's my favorite place to eat on the Oregon coast.

The Parkside Cafe is a mecca of comfort food: Real baked turkey sandwiches, homemade soups, desserts like your Mom used to make. (Or maybe still does!)

Eva is the owner and sandwich master. I ordered my personal favorite: meatloaf on sourdough, with just a whisper of horseradish.

I took this shot between bites while sitting by the stormy Tillamook Bay.

Next installment: a small but fabulous junk jackpot...Think Christmas!

A Trip to the Coast ~ the First in a Series

So, yesterday I went to Rockaway Beach in order to plant plants (!) around Chez Pre-Fab. Once I got down there, I realized that the soaking rain and 50 mile an hour wind gusts might put a wrench in my plans. But I did have a chance to bond with our house...Look what has happened since our last visit...

Cedar shingles are almost finished!


Living Room got a bit cozier! Please note: the vintage floral chairs (they rock and swivel!) will be covered with canvas slipcovers.

The old post office cubby was put up in the kitchen!

And the ship shape lamps got installed! Thanks Astrid & Jim!

Next installment: My favorite place to have lunch in Garibaldi, Oregon.
3rd installment: I did have time to do a little junking....
Stay tuned!

Snaggletooth Sam

Her appointment with the orthodontist is on Tuesday.