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,…
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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…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – February 17, 2026
The last couple of weeks I gave some tips for sketching buildings, and used a couple of different approaches. This is all to show that there is not just one way to sketch a building while traveling. Today I continue that concept with an even different approach. I am using my “local” place, The Fields…
This week in The Pearl – February 6, 2026
We continue to just enjoy life in The Pearl. What we like about it here are the small similarities it has with Paris. Our streets are like cobblestone, actually basalt stones once used as ballast in sailing ships. The streets are tree lined, parks, and shops and restaurants are easy walks. There is even Powell’s…
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