This week in Oregon


We are enjoying the rhythm of living in The Pearl. When we were still in La Thebauderie we often talked about baking bread, cooking new things, and cooking old favorites when we returned to the US. I am baking bread, the only bread we buy is a baguette; Safeway actually has a pretty good rustic…

This week in The Pearl – spring is coming


The buds on the trees right outside our fourth floor window are growing every day, new leaves cannot be far away. Last Saturday was such a good day. We visited Adam in the morning, then a quick stop at New Seasons to pick up the fixings for Sunday lunch – large portobello mushrooms and Yukon…

This week – stormy beginning


Sunday we went with Alexis and Joe to Newport on the Oregon Coast, for her birthday lunch. It was a stormy day, with wind gusts in the 50mph range. The rain was coming down at an angle, I even succeeded in slipping on wet grass so spent the day with soaked Levis, it was a…

This week in Mukilteo


Today is Friday, we are in Mukilteo, we will pack up the last few things from the storage shed we had while we were in France. Tuesday we drove up, met friends in Mountlake Terrace for lunch, then had dinner with other friends at our favorite place in Mukilteo, Cabernets and IPAs. Tuesday Tricia had…

Thoughts on St. Valentine


A bit different post today… Friday was Valentine’s Day – hearts, flowers, chocolates, and romance. Yet we live in times where hearts are broken, flowers are threatened, and feelings of loneliness and fear are pervasive. Saint Valentine lived in similar times back in the mid 200s. In the 3rd century the Roman Empire was in…