Archive for May, 2005

Alien Alfredo

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

I bought some freakish broccoli at the Lake Oswego Farmers' Market on Saturday. I made a home-made alfredo sauce (asiago, gouda, mozzarella and fontina), shrimp and the spaceship-looking broccoli. I called it Alien Alfredo. (The shrimp are gathering round their mothership...)

Gorgeous Sights at the Portland Rose Gardens

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

Codi and I went to the Portland Rose Gardens today. We were very happy with what we saw! Most of the roses were in full bloom (thanks to lots of rain and sun) and the whole area seemed alive.White rose...Yellow rose...Another yellow rose... (I know I have ...

Polenta Oswego

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

I was hungry for a snack this evening, so I decided to make garlic bread. Hooray for carbs!Well, the garlic bread idea didn't last long. I was sauteeing some fresh organic garlic and an idea hit me... polenta. I have never liked polenta. It's been served so ...

Bud Break & Mount Hood

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

It was another gorgeous day in the vineyards! The weather was perfect, the soil and vegetation smelled amazing and the new growth on the vines looks like perfection in the making.Little grape buds have formed - millions of them. These little grain-of-sand sized grapes will soon become delicious grapes ...

Argyle Winery Is Releasing New Wines

Saturday, May 21st, 2005

I spent my afternoon at Argyle Winery taking photos. I saw a pre-release of the June issue of Wine Spectator magazine and Argyle is mentioned often (as usual). In fact, two of the owners of Argyle are on the front cover! Wow!

Shopping

Saturday, May 21st, 2005

Codi and I went to Zeppo for breakfast and then to the Lake O Farmers' Market. We got a bunch of fresh veggies, including some of the most gorgeous looking and most delicious garlic I've ever seen.We stopped by a couple garage sales (one really nice one ...

A Very Busy Day

Friday, May 20th, 2005

Codi and I went to the newly opened Bridgeport Village shopping center. Wow! What an experience! It's gorgeous! Tons of new stores, all of which are breathtaking.   Bridgeport Village has a new theater going in - the Regal 18. The new Borders book store is huuuge. ...

Joe Hit Me With A Musical Baton

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

Whack! One innocent-looking IM message from my friend Joe and I've been batonned. Musical baton gets passed along...Total volume of music on my computer:6.37 gigabytesThe last CD I bought:Tori Amos - The BeekeeperPlaying right now:Cake - WheelsFive in heavy rotation:Song - Artist: * Davai za... - Lyube * ...

Another Garage Sale Find

Sunday, May 15th, 2005

I found this Sammy Davis Jr. record at a garage sale for $1. Sammy Davis Jr. was no harvey, that's for sure! (Dig the crazy 70's outfit!!)

PowerBook Envy

Saturday, May 14th, 2005

I have been to the Apple store at least 5 times in the last week - almost as many times as Codi has been to Nordstrom. I am dreaming of a new PowerBook like Codi's - maybe the 12" or maybe the 15".The last time I owned ...