Saturday, 12 July 2014
Garden Bloggers Fling, Portland
garden touring postscript
On the way home, we saw the most fun and fascinating sight from the bus at a bar down the street a few blocks from our hotel; Allan happened to be on the side of the bus where he could get some photos. Oh, how I miss going dancing at LBGT bars, and oh, how I sometimes miss being young and able to dance till 2 AM.
It was Superhero Saturday in Portland! We later learned from garden blogger Kristin‘s spouse that there had been a big fun run during the day featuring superheros of all ages.
The contigent from the Embers Bar was pouring out onto the street and into the town.
Superhero crossing guard
That all made me very happy.
We had had a dream that Saturday evening we would make it to Powells Books, the famously large Portland Bookstore to which Allan had never been. I was much too tired, and I don’t think Allan had a huge amount of energy left either. So we just went to the Portland Marriott restaurant to have a not delicious dinner. (Food burnt, not nicely charred, just burnt so one had to scrape the burnt parts off if one did not have the energy to send it back.)
The dining room views were an interesting sight for a former city person…
…now a country mouse.
The nice server comped us two desserts when she saw how much blackened food we had set aside, and we enjoyed them in the bar with Kristin and her spouse.
Next: Five more Bloggers Fling gardens await us on Sunday!
Tangly Cottage Gardening 