My ideal bedroom

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You can read more about the building of this marvelous house here.

Diction-fairy

What a great fairy....

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The true spirit of Portland

Today John and I parked on our side of the river (the East side) and walked across the Hawthorne Bridge and then up the waterfront to the cherry trees that are planted in Waterfront Park.  I took some of my own photos and I found some really great ones when I searched cherry trees Portland waterfront.

This photo is from the Oregonian last year and there are several nice ones if you follow the link.

Oregonian photo essay 2013

John and the cherry trees

I've been craving a Voodoo maple bar for some tine now.  I walked by Voodoo Doughnuts two days this week when I was on my way home from jury duty but the line was just too long...   And then, today, walking along the waterfront I spied these three boxes which I recognized immediately.

I struck up a conversation with the people who owned these boxes.  I told them I longed for a maple bar and about the long lines when I was there.  And they GAVE ME a maple bar!    Now that is the true spirit of Portland.  The maple bar was wonderful.  Yummmmmm.

There is my maple bar on top of the left box

Photos from the bridge...

The cherry trees!

A visit from Woolly-Bully

I've been feeding nuts to the squirrels just outside the back door.  They were already eating the birdseed meant for the birds.  I used to chase them away but they are fun to watch.  I think the cats find them more interesting than the birds.

I call them all Woolly-Bully.

A nice walk through the park

Near the park

Bits of now

The cherries are in bloom all over Portland.  They are so varied, so beautiful and smell divine!

Last night's dinner, ready for John to cook!  He made chicken with thai basil and it was excellent.

My little bitty garden along the sidewalk.  I like to look at it.

My new bird bath for the front yard.  It is easy to keep clean and was very reasonably priced.  I am yet to see a bathing bird but I haven't been on the front porch much because it's a little rainy and cool for porch sitting.

Close by house.  I love the columns and the daffodils are really nice now.

I like this dormer which is on a neighborhood house.

Red John and the big red pot