Friday, I made something new, French-onion-stuffed mushrooms with gruyere, these are definitely on the do again list – with a blue-cheese and pecan salad it made a perfect lunch. Sunday, Alexis and Joe came over for Sunday lunch, and to celebrate Joe’s birthday. We started with one of Tricia’s best things, salmon chowder, this batch…
Tag: Provence
This week in The Pearl – April 3, 2026
It was a busy week this week. It all started with the No Kings March on Saturday. Read more in Tricia’s post today. Of course I sketched. And of course we ate our lunches. Thursday I met up with my friend Tim for lunch at Nick’s, a long time institution in Portland, a kind of…
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…
This week in The Pearl – September 12, 2025
This week was quite different from our time in Colorado. We are back in The Pearl planning, of course, for our future excursions, bien sur – we have three in the works. However this week has been about friends and family – as well as some long anticipated medical stuff for Tricia. Alexis and Joe…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – April 8, 2025
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Pablo Picasso These days it seems there is a lot of dust in life, sketching and thinking of a place I would like to be brings a bit of peace, I hope it does for you as well.
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