One part of spring that has been especially great this year is observing all the changes that are taking place at our new house and neighborhood. Some of work from last year is beginning to pay off as well. The side of the house is abloom with tulips and daffodils and the necta-plum we planted in the front had a few blooms on top. Hopefully we will get some fruit.
In between our garden beds we planted a half-wine barrel full of herbs.
Back to the visit last week: Here is Mom posing for a photo for my phone.
After all the work they insisted on taking a bit of a nap. I still had a long list of chores for them to do, but I suppose they earned a few winks.
We had some great meals and great times! Capping off their visit, we went to a funky little Portland restaurant called "Ned Lud." Portland's version of fine dining. It was a fantastic meal!
While there I spotted a pretty famous dude, Harry Shearer, the "it goes to 11" guy from Spinal Tap for those that are familiar. Behind that incredibly goofy awkward smile is him. I had Alisa take this snap-shot to, hopefully unobtrusively, document the spotting.
Hope you are all doing great!
5 comments:
Very cool post! Thanks for posting! Your house is looking great. Harry Shearer also provides voices for numerous characters in the Simpsons, including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny Leonard, Principal Skinner, Otto Mann and Rainier Wolfcastle (for all the fans of the Simpsons).
Wow! Great post (except maybe for that one tell-tale picture), and it brings back wonderfully fun memories - even of the work! We didn't appreciate Justin's Shearer siting - thanks for clarifying his contributions, Jeremy, though Dad and I are not familiar with those characters either! We still have your overcast, sprinkling Portland weather, by the way! Trade ya back????
No protestors milling about during the falling of the tree? I'm glad you let them have a little nap. Daises and herbs, nice. Thanks Justin for the fun post! I loved it.
Great pics and post! Love the justiny commentary. Your poor parents! Overworked and underpaid, glad they could sneak in a wink :). Wish we could see you over the week-end too, but hope you both have a wonderful Easter and that the weather stays nice! :). Thanks for the post!
From Mom - That last great post is all Jillsy, I think!
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