This last week we were in Colorado, not at home in The Pearl. Our friends, Lisa and Tim, invited us to join them on a trip to Glenwood Springs. The objective of the trip was so Lisa could put her parents ashes to rest at the top of the Aspen ski run, a place they…
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This week in The Pearl – August 22, 2025
This week? Food, Urban Sketching, a birthday, chatting with friends from France – all good. Last Friday after posting our blogs we headed to the Yamhill Valley for lunch and a wine tasting. First stop, Dundee Bistro for lunch. We first went to the Dundee Bistro about 15 years ago, before we knew that Alexis…
This week in The Pearl – August 15, 2025
Last weekend, Tricia’s sister and family came down from Seattle to go to a soccer game, which meant we got to spend some time together. Saturday we hung out and played Calico, check it out if you need a good addition to your boardgame shelf. I thought it was a perfect time since our niece…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – It’s the pits
Smash those olives to get the pits out. Removing olive pits is a breeze if you smash them first. We have pizza often. Though I do make the crust at times, Trader Joe’s premade dough is a lot easier and just as good. We roll it out onto a cookie sheet and I use a…
This week in The Pearl – August 1, 2025
One year a go today we moved into our apartment in Avignon. Tricia has posted many times about Avignon, here is my post from our first week there – it is hard to believe all that has changed. It was a good week here in The Pearl and beyond. Though I have been an Urban…
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