Out of Sight
Morning sun breaks over the beach near Brookings, Oregon Thursday (so I’m told), August 18, 2011: A glorious morning dawned, as the hymn goes, but we were a bit out of joint. SS was kept awake by the neighbouring…
A Brighter Summer Day
Guess. Then scroll down. Wednesday, August 17, 2011: Our “resort” serves a “continental” breakfast: individually wrapped muffins, bread in the shape of a bagel, hard boiled eggs, Tang (I swear, confirmed by an RV-er), “coffee” with whitener, bananas and…
The Long Day Closes
Tuesday, August 17, 2011: Cannon Beach to Manzanita, Nehalem, Rockaway Beach, Tillamook, Hebo, Neskowin, Lincoln City, Depoe, Otter Rock, Newport, Seal Rock, Waldport, Yachats, Florence, Gardiner, Reedsport, Winchester Bay, Lakeside, North Bend, Coos Bay, Bandon, Langlois, Sixes, Port Orford,…
Dog Day Afternoon
Monday, August 15, 2011: On an endless, trans-continental, ultimately fruitless quest, for the ideal Americano, SS served me a delicious freshly roasted cup from the roaster across the street; I sat up in bed and said thanks but half…
And Now for Something Completely Different
Sunday, August 14, 2011 No reason for an early start but we had an early start nonetheless. Tempurpedic bed. I’m of mixed opinions—but if you sleep on it like the body in the logo it is perhaps wonderful. SS…
Goin’ Down the Road
August 13, 2011 Dog trip. Sooner or later it had to happen, no swooning like Harlow in Monte Carlo. Very early start and zipped through the border, brief stops in Bellingham (Starbucks) and Seattle (Pete’s—91 point Piper Heidseck Brut NV…
Here Hare Here is on Hiatus
On hiatus; thanks for the traffic. Speaking of which, here’s a post-mortem for the die hards… Up early, out to Charles de Gaulle. Light rain and dark. The trek to CDG never ceases to amaze me, traffic at all time…
Leaving on a jet plane
The entrance to the Musee D’Orsay, a “retired” train station Today a sunny start then clouding over but mild, about ten degrees warmer at this end of the week than when we arrived. A relaxed morning down to the Musee…
Spring, Chef Daniel Rose’s Restaurant Spring
1979-2010, politically incorrect but much loved Gee our old LaSalle ran great: First, a moment of silence for the passing of the Walkman. Sony has announced the Walkman will go the way of the Edsel. I owned the very first…
Baby Number One
SS said it was a housewares shop. Wrong. Chocolatier. …and nougat and caramel Women’s shoe shop (apparently) Oh oh ladies, look out: Stockings are back Bear made of bears in a bag shop window 70…