This has been a food heavy week so that makes it a good week. We have walked almost every day, which is good considering how we like to eat. One of my current reading objectives is to read French authors. Try as I might, Dumas’s serial style does not work, so I have started Peré…
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This week in The Pearl – July 17, 2026
With our unwelcome viruses finally dismissed, we got back to doing the things we enjoy – food, friends, and getting out. Friday afternoon I took my Guerrilla Pochad box to The Fields Park, sat at a table and painted, even got a bit of sun on my arms, it was great. Tricia met up with…
This week in The Pearl – April 24, 2026
We had some nice weather this week, with just a bit of rain to remind us that it is still spring, not summer. Walking is our major form of exercise and we are blessed to be in a place with so many options. Just a few blocks away is the Willamette River Walk, our favorite….
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…
This week in The Pearl – July 18, 2025
Last weekend, well actually Thursday and Friday, were such a treat. Our friends from Mukilteo, Shirley and Jim, came down to visit for two days. They are Francophiles as are we, they travel to France most every year. We met up with them there on two of their trips. This time together was bittersweet though….
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