It was a busy week this week. It all started with the No Kings March on Saturday. Read more in Tricia’s post today. Of course I sketched. And of course we ate our lunches. Thursday I met up with my friend Tim for lunch at Nick’s, a long time institution in Portland, a kind of…
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This week in the Pearl – March 27, 2026
We stayed pretty close to home this week but still a few highlights stand out – especially with food and people. Saturday morning we had a WhatsApp video chat with Shirley and Jim, our friends and former neighbors in Mukilteo, who now live in Paris. Though technology can be a pain, we are thankful for…
This week in The Pearl – March 20, 2026
Last weekend started with Pi Day. Sunday Lunch we had a couple of our favorites. We started with tomato toasts. Tomato toasts are ubiquitous on any Spanish tapas menue, we always order them, though mine are better than any we have had anyplace else, here or in Spain. Clyde Drexler – for you non-Portland folks,…
This week in The Pearl – March 13, 2026
Last Friday we went to lunch at The Chart House on Terwilliger. This iconic restaurant’s location has some good memories for me. Before it was sold to Chart House in the 1980s it was known as Hillvilla. It was a popular place serving thousands each week. When I was about 10 years old my dad…
This week in The Pearl – March 6, 2026
We had a wonderful weekend. Saturday we celebrated Alexis’ birthday by going for high tea at DOJA Tea Lounge in Tualatin. It is next to Tualitin Lake at The Commons. Tricia had the ‘Vegan’ – the rest of us carnivores had the ‘Citrus Menu’, though there was only a tiny bit of chicken on one…
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