Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #822 - Thursday 1710.06 - a night in Portland

Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #822 - Thursday 1710.06 - a night in Portland

Hi Mom,

Liesel and I spent a great evening in Portland on Thursday.

We started with a great dinner at Piattino. 

I had a tequila-based cocktail called the Bloodshot (foreground). We shared a meats and cheese board, and then I had black pasta with mussels, shrimp, and clams.

We did a bit of shopping (my over bright picture from cooking store Sur le Table) and then met a colleague of hers at an art gallery as it's the Pearl District of Portland's art hop called first Thursday.

The picture above is from Powell's where I found myself before the Jung section and learned about a group -- Oregon Friends of CG Jung -- who put on events with a lecture series. We hope to attend the October lecture next Friday.

I should have taken more pictures. But the important thing is that Liesel's suggestion got me out of the house as I have been home too much bogged down with work, dogs, lawn watering, and trying to contemplate all the unpacking that's not getting done while just doing laundry and food prep and clean up.

I needed to get out of the house, and after a great night in Portland, with my beautiful wife, I am ready to spend more nights in Portland doing cool things.

BTW, a very nice woman called us "a lovely couple."

Also, I discovered that the president of Pacific Northwest College of Art -- Don Tuski, he gave me his card -- went to Olivet College while I was concurrently at Kalamazoo College.

It was a good night.

Photo from last Sunday.

I may not be able to watch the Lions game, but I can drink coffee from my Lions mug.



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Reflect and connect.

Have someone give you a kiss, and tell you that I love you, Mom.

I miss you so very much, Mom.

Talk to you tomorrow, Mom.

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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 1710.06 - 10:10

NEW (written 1708.27) NOTE on time: I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of your death, Mom, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of your death, Mom. I know this only matters to me, and to you, Mom.