This is living

[darkemeralds]

Sunshine at last. A text message from my sis (whose messages come in under the tone of Bart Simpson snickering) roused me from the Saturday sleep-in, and invited me to go shopping.

Off we went on our bikes in the sunshine (me with mad sleep hair), to Fred Meyer, where we loaded socks and clothes and bath products and toilet paper and and batteries and gardening accouterments into our bike baskets, then pedaled off to Peet's Coffee on the corner of 15th & Broadway.



Portland was out in force. That's my sis in the orange. That's her yellow bike, with the TP. You can see Eleanor O's high handlebars and basket behind it, and the teeny-weeny kids' bikes locked up on the corner. Little helmeted darlings emerged from the coffee shop with their dad a moment later and rode off.

There is no earthly reason for me to be indoors on a day like this, and I'm going to remedy that situation in a just a minute.

Comments

[karen_jk]

This picture feels like being there. :)

[darkemeralds]

I wish you could have been! The coffee was excellent and the day is splendid.

[ranunculus]

You know, I'm flying into Portland Monday morning....

[darkemeralds]

Are you? \o/

Sadly, the forecast says 90% chance of rain, but if your business here will bring you to the city center, and leaves you any free time, I'd love to meet for a cup of coffee. Let me know!

[ranunculus]

This is a purely vacation trip. Donald's best friend lives in Portland and he visits her once a year. I imagine I will be unable to resist a visit to Powell's at some point. Coffee would be great!

[darkemeralds]

There's a coffee shop in Powell's, and Powell's is within easy striking distance for me, so I hope we can work something out. Lovely!

[runningwater]

I just put a basket on my bike yesterday; now to go out and ride it. First time I did, I feel and jacked up my knee. Am a bit leery now, especially since my Essential Tremors makes me unsteady. I used to live on a bike when I was a teen and I miss it.

[darkemeralds]

I'm sorry your bike enjoyment has been diminished.

[runningwater]

*L* Didn't notice the icon similarity on that last comment until after I hit 'post'.

[darkemeralds]

What yours from?

[runningwater]

Here: kehleyr_icons

[cat63]

Yay for Spring! :-)

[darkemeralds]

Yay indeed.