April’s Fool Dispatch: Day 3 & 4
Bubble Shuffle
Last night was one for the highlight real in a future retrospective of my entire existence. At 8:30, down on Division Street Eugene (proprietor of Eugenio’s in Portland, Oregon) had a good friend of mine over to assist him in throwing a little soiree. Nels from the innovative and groundbreaking winery, Gruet Winery, in New Mexico was stopping in to present some of the wineries best showing varietals. He brought along the DemiSec, Grand Rose, Rose, Blanc di Blanc, and a slew of good times. I arrived around 9:30 and shuffled into a scene from a movie where you wish you could hang out with the characters. Trick was, everyone was in 3D and I fast realized I was actually there.
These Portlanders had dolled themselves up and let the casual attitude of Portland alone for a night and put on their make-up and heels. The fellas were rocking blazers and button-ups. The vibe was as it always is at Eugenio’s, inviting and enveloping. Crossing the threshold here is like feeling the steam rising from a hot cup of tea on a cold day as it warms your hands and heart. It’s an extension of residents around Division’s kitchen. It’s a place to lay low for a while and just dig on each other and the moment we are all sharing.
CasaNormal
Cupid took a hip shot and caught me in the aorta. I met a remarkable woman last night at the bubbles tasting and through some glitch in the universe she has agreed to go on a date with me tomorrow. Good thing too, because I missed my flight in order to insure that I had the opportunity to ask her out.
So, I must send my warmest of thank-you’s to Fleur de Lis floral boutique on Division Street for putting together one of the more beautiful bouquets that I have ever held. I told myself as I walked back from delivering them to her, “If you think the flowers are beautiful, you ought to see ‘her’.” So, I’m off to do a little sleuthing and plan a date in a city I know little of. And that’s all that I care to share with the world at this moment. So butt your nose outta my personal bizz…
Seen Scene
Back to information I approve for public eyes and earholes. Simply stated, Portland’s Music scene is stellar. I headed out Friday night to the Doug Fir to watch some local Portland bands Video’s can be seen in previous posts if you scroll down. I’m Playing at the White Eagle Saloon tonight for their weekly songwriter’s night. I’ll put video of that up tomorrow, but I’ve got daylight and time, so…
Mt. Tabor Sun on a Sunday
It’s a morning beatific, and I’m heading up on mount Tabor to look back across the breadth of Portland Oregon and sigh in awe. Perhaps this is the best place on earth. From the people to the places to the tap-water this town is cool. Seriously, the tap water is like chilled Fiji water without the carbon footprint and the slow toxicity of low grade plastic. Back home in the AZ the water comes out body temp and removes three to four layers of enamel from your teeth with each sip. Chicago was like that too. In Chi-town they pull their water from the Lake and condition it so it’s what I like to describe ‘living water’ It hasn’t spent the better part of it’s existence roaming around inside a pipe. Portland’s wa-wa falls from the sky… Imagine that fellow Phoenicians, water falling from the sky! Before I come to Portland, I always get the warning from people
“Ooooh it rains a lot there, ya know?”
“Yeah, and there is clouds and trees and flowers and all the other blessings that precipitation brings.”
At home in the desert, when it rains (rarely) the populace collectively loses their minds for a moment. Car accidents go on the rise, roofs leak because – “Hey, who knew?”
“No need to fix that, it never rains here.”
On out the Door and into the Hills
I just realized that Spring is here and it’s foolish of me to be blogging on a day like this. So, I’m off to enjoy the warmth of the Sun and the cool breezes of the Northwest. Day five is underway.
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Sounds like you are having a great time–I LOVE all of the flowering trees, flowers, plants, & greenery that I see in the background. The style of homes there is much more solid than here due to the age of the community. Have you worn a pair of shoes out yet? Exploring by foot, you get to see so much more–I am thoroughly enjoying the trip you’ve taken us along on. The best part is that my feet don’t even hurt. Take care–
My calf be burnin. I had one of those midnight leg cramps that wakes you up. Why is it that you feel it before it happens then ZANG! Writhing pain and rollin around. Oh well. At Least I know I am alive. SO ALIVE!!