Tag: food

This week in The Pearl – April 17, 2026


Friday, I made something new, French-onion-stuffed mushrooms with gruyere, these are definitely on the do again list – with a blue-cheese and pecan salad it made a perfect lunch. Sunday, Alexis and Joe came over for Sunday lunch, and to celebrate Joe’s birthday. We started with one of Tricia’s best things, salmon chowder, this batch…

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This week in The Pearl – April 3, 2026


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…

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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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