This morning when we got up, we noticed that it wasn’t raining. Kate thought we should head to the downtown area while it was just cloudy. So off we went. She still had some posters and fliers that she wanted to deliver to outdoor gear stores, which are plentiful in this town.
After we were done with the poster deliveries, we went to Powell’s Book Store. It is an icon of Portland and I had always wanted to take a look. It was really big and had lots of different book sections. I almost got a Bill Bryson book for Frank. I called home to check if he had that book and since he already had all the ones on the shelf, there was no sale for Powell’s! I did comment to Kate, “Boy, wouldn’t it be great if I could get them to sell my Bunny Brother books.” Unfortunately, I did not bring any with me.
Today was Zwicklemania here in Portland. That meant you could go to a whole lot of breweries, get a tour at each, and try samples of their popular beers. We stopped at Deschutes Brewery for lunch, but opted for just water with our meal. A little too early for me for beer.
Kate wanted to stop at a Walmart and Joanne’s to get supplies to make her own backpack. She is doing another thru hike. This one is called The Hay Duke Trail which goes through the desert in Utah and Arizona for about 900 miles. Leavin mid-March, it will take her and her friend Bubbles about 2 1/2 months. So we were off to the interstate to get to those stores.
We also stopped at a Fred Meyers grocery store across the Columbia River in Washington state to get whipping cream, angel food cake, and rum so that Kate could try making tiramisu.
Starting her sewing project, Kate had lots of company. Her cats Scarfy and Freddie hung around as well as her roommate’s cat, Grady. Cats love material! It is truly cat heaven here!
Felines watching with interest from left to right: Grady, Scarfy, and shiny eyed Freddy!
After a yummy home cooked meal of spaghetti squash with tomato sauce (Frank, you would have hated it!), we watched Squatch’s film about hiking in Iceland. Kate was as one of the stars of the film. She went there for a few weeks last summer while Squatch was filming. Iceland sure is vast, scenic, and extremely desolate! We ended the night with small pieces of the scrumptious, homemade tiramisu.
Caught Grady in the act of inspecting my suitcase tonight. Fortunately he did not confuse it for his litter box! The cats should sleep well tonight; they have had a very busy day!
Oh my gosh, I love your blog!! Yes you should have taken some of your books!!!! Poor Frank, he’s home enjoying snow!!