Approach painting like a chef preparing une création du chef, approach cooking as un artiste. “All is mysterious, magical, spellbinding, that which is accomplished between the moment of placing a pan or cooking pot and its contents over the fire, and that sweet moment, full of anxiety and sensuous hope, when you uncover, on the…
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This Week in The Pearl – a bit of café culture
Tricia frequently says, “Wherever you go, there you are.” Jimmy Buffett sang that “you take the weather with you.” Both of these thoughts came to my mind this week as I was sitting outside at Via Delizia, just down the street. Wednesday was a good day – a trip to Oblation Paper & Printing, a…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – Maybe I need the tip?
Aficionado – love and knowledge Collector – Ownership and curation When it comes to writing instruments I am an aficionado, not a collector, and therein is the dilemma. Here I am on the deck at The Inn at Otter Crest with my normal appurtenances – monocular for spotting ships and whales, a pint of stout,…
This week in The Pearl – May 16, 2025
Life is never boring here in The Pearl and this week was no exception – recovering, brunch, swimming, extraction, and of course some painting. So here it is… Saturday, while chewing a bite of Trader Joe’s Crispy Potato & Poblano Pepper Tacos, I felt something odd in my #15 tooth, the one that was temporarily…
This week – The Pearl and beyond – May 9, 2025
It has been a happily packed week, mostly that is. Saturday we went to Cascade Cliffs Winery in Hood River to pick our Spring Cliff Club wine release. The weather was just right for a drive in the Gorge. The conversation and charcuterie board were a perfect paring. Sunday we went with Alexis and Joe…
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