A good week in The Pearl, quite rainy, but we had nothing like our friends to the north in the Seattle area, nor in areas of Oregon that were hit pretty hard with power outages and flooding. We stayed close to home except to venture out to visit friends and go to a birthday party….
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This week in The Pearl – actually La Conner
We did spend the weekend in The Pearl. The cold weather made the warmth of the Mediterranean sound so inviting. For Sunday lunch I took inspiration from the roulade I did for Thanksgiving. We had a lone chicken breast in the freezer so I used gruyere, and spinach for a filling and did another roulade…
This week in The Pearl – November 21, 2025
A sure sign of the seasons is that the crows are returning, I have seen them flying by the window just after sunset. During spring and summer we only see the occasional crow in our part of The Pearl. Then in the winter, the tree right outside our window becomes a communal roost for the…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Finding peace
“Naturally, the more attention one gives to the deplorable conditions outside the less one is able to enjoy what peace and liberty he (she) possesses. Even if it be heaven we find ourselves in, we can render it suspect and dubious.” Henry Miller, Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch, 1957 My contemplation of…
This week in The Pearl – November 14, 2025
Another eclectic week. Friday evening we went to a birthday party with friends, and met a couple of new friends. Then Sunday we had a Christopherson family gathering here in The Pearl. Always good to get everyone together. A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Urban Sketchers Portland event at Directors Park where…
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