Gee But It’s Good To Be Back Home

The trip was all good, if a bit long. After the VHPA reunion Amy and Spencer drove to KC to bring me back to Lakewood for some catch up time. I met up with the DeJeans and went to Golden for one breakfast.

A new favorite breakfast place.

And a magnificent mac & cheese

Clear Creek is nothing like it was in the 80’s when I last fished it.

The kayak could hold in the standing wave but the surfer never did get into the sweet spot.

The fish are much bigger too. And very tough on fillet knives.

Of course in those days it was necessary to pack a six gun and lariat to handle the bigger fish. From here it was off to Boulder.

This is a fountain of sorts. The slab of granite has water piped to the top where it trickles down the sides. You can place leaves and picked flower petals on the sides and they will stick.

And of course a museum trip.

Where Spencer did his famous high wire bicycle act.

Finally it is on to Portland and the basement from hell. Actually, the basement is coming around. With all new footings and walls, all we need to do is frame up the rooms.

First, assemble the crew and notify the local ER to move to readiness level Red. Train them up and then leave for more reunion in Bend.

During breaks in the basement action, I decided to check out any creperies in Portland. Turned out I was staying at an Airbnb between two of the three listed there.

Very French.

They even hung a beret on the old electric meter. Alas, try as they might they fell short of the Wild Honey Bistro in Homer. In all respects the two that I visited could not match Homer’s finest.

Here’s a set of two person sidewalk tables I liked. Each table ( with two benches attached ) stands alone and are quite sturdy. I asked a couple eating at one of them if they had any downside, and they said both the table and benches were sturdy but too small. OK for a quick coffee but not big enough for two dinner plates. Should be an easy design fix if we ever build something similar.

Otherwise, I liked the design and would copy them in a minute.

One last example of Portland street art.

Sorry for leaving out so many of the people essential to this trip. Thanks to all of you out there that support me in my travels. It would be a mess without you.

One thing I heard from all of my friends on this trip, ” You have never looked as happy and at peace as you do now.” I definitely agree, but I hadn’t realized it showed that much.

I owe it all to my friends and family, You are my anchor. On that note, everybody be safe out there; I need you to stick around for a while longer.

It is a bit hot here. If we don’t get rain soon, I expect to hear them talking drought within two weeks. At least you don’t need air conditioning to get out of the heat.

So, I’m calling it perfect.