Last Day in Portland
Aug. 22nd, 2025 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitoutI finally got around to fixing the JetBlue trip later this year that got changed from a nonstop to a JFK connection. Ugh. J. from the builder sent over the paint selection document for me to review at the beginning of the trip. I finally got around to doing it, and she returned the corrections I asked for and I confirmed so we are good to go with that.
We’re on Yet Another Possible Front Door vendor. We’re now looking at sapele with a bronze threshold and S.’s artwork on top of it. We’ll see.
The three of us went to Mcmenamin’s on Market Street. The Dutch street signs are all from Rotterdam — fun looking them all up. The museum is being renovated, so not many people there, which meant we really got to stare at the massive Monet. I think I’ve figured it out — this isn’t about getting far enough back. It’s about figuring out where Monet wanted you to focus, in this case some of the little circles in the water.
Later R. and I met J. at the Rose Garden, which I’ve never been to. A. declined; she’d had enough excitement apparently. After that, we went down to Life of Pie. I had a vegan pie, and took a quarter of it back to the hotel. The seasonal mushrooms are awesome, and they didn’t go too heavy on the cheese. Yay! A. had some leftovers (chicken tender from Screen Door), a steak that R. got her from QFC, and some fruit and veg. R. and I drank the beer.
I’ll be happy to go home. It’s been a very busy trip.
We’re on Yet Another Possible Front Door vendor. We’re now looking at sapele with a bronze threshold and S.’s artwork on top of it. We’ll see.
The three of us went to Mcmenamin’s on Market Street. The Dutch street signs are all from Rotterdam — fun looking them all up. The museum is being renovated, so not many people there, which meant we really got to stare at the massive Monet. I think I’ve figured it out — this isn’t about getting far enough back. It’s about figuring out where Monet wanted you to focus, in this case some of the little circles in the water.
Later R. and I met J. at the Rose Garden, which I’ve never been to. A. declined; she’d had enough excitement apparently. After that, we went down to Life of Pie. I had a vegan pie, and took a quarter of it back to the hotel. The seasonal mushrooms are awesome, and they didn’t go too heavy on the cheese. Yay! A. had some leftovers (chicken tender from Screen Door), a steak that R. got her from QFC, and some fruit and veg. R. and I drank the beer.
I’ll be happy to go home. It’s been a very busy trip.