Portland Pics :)

Portland was wonderful. I totally want to move there! Here are a few memories of my trip there...


Awesome beer at McMenamin's Kennedy School!



Miss Valerie had this berry lemonade grown up drink that was too good. We could have easily had several!


We walked to the bridge over the Willamette River to watch the fireworks...


And they were gorgeous!


The next day we went to a berry farm and picked all sorts of goodies... blueberries, currant, black cap raspberries, and tayberries. Jim looked just like a migrant worker out there with his big blue tub :)


The fruits of our labor! HAHA


Then we took a drive to the Rose Garden and had lunch there. On the left is my new friend Kelly. There is a house next to hers for sale so I decided when I move to Portland we will be neighbors ;)


Sorting the berries for freezing, canning...


and of course MAKING PIES! yummmmm



Then we visited Jeanine and Jared at their BEAUTIFUL home...


and their daughter Simone showed us just how bouncy her bed is :)


On Saturday we went to Saturday Market. One of the first (and my favorite!) booths we saw was this glass artist who creates Calder-inspired mobiles. I got one to add to our art collection. I love it!! As soon as it's hung up in our house I will take pictures of it :)


In some of the older parts of town, there are these little rings attached to the curb where you would tie up your horses. They aren't used anymore... or so we thought...

HAHAHAHA


And finally, Madison House... the maternity home where Jim and Val live as house parents. Built in 1905, it has so much charm and beauty... they are working on getting the funds to renovate and restore it once again. It has so much potential! I can't wait to see what it looks like after all the work on it is done. :)