Beware! Spatulas of mass destruction!

So, I'm going through securtity at Portland's airport, just trying to get home. Putting my shoes back on, empting the boxes, when the security lady came over and asked me if I have any weapons in my carry-on. Weapons? you ask? No, no weapons. How about a fork, or something sharp, she asks. My mind is whirling, did I bring my sewing scissors, hmm, no...no forks that I know of, nothing sharp. She says, well, we need to search your bag, can you step over here? Ok.... She opened my bag, reached in and pulled out this:

 

"the Weapon"

The security lady laughed and said if that was the worst thing she found on her shift, she would have a great night!

The moral of this story is, get to the airport early. You never know when YOU might be carrying a lethal weapon in your carry-on. (How am I going to bring that sewing scissors next time?)

St. Honore Boulangerie- Lake Oswego

I had another wonderful weekend in Lake Oswego, (Portland) with my daughter and son-in-law. We got the baby's crib up and the room put together. Ate at our favorite places, Pastini's and La Provence. Sunday morning my daughter and I got to hang out for coffee and pastries in beautiful downtown Lake Oswego, at St. Honore Boulangerie. One step inside and you feel like you are in France!

 

This place makes all their own pastries behind the counter. It is the most beautiful display you'll ever see. We found the last 2 seats available at the counter, where we were  able to watch a nice young man do his thing. It was a perfect place to take pictures!

The oven and copper hood were amazing !

It is almost impossible to choose from the huge display, this is only half of it!

We finally decided on 3 items to share: An apple pastry, an almond croissant, and my daughter's favorite, a brioche. (She actually made them from scratch once, they turned out well!)

aaaahhh, sweet memories! This place is a must visit if you are ever in the area! 

(Note: We were not able to stir up enough energy to visit the Indie- Handmade sale in Portland on Sunday as per prior post. Sorry we missed you!)

The last "Before Grandchild" visit

Lake Oswego, Oregon - So beautiful up here!

Hope to be here this weekend, to meet some of my fellow etsians!



As most of you know,  this is my last weekend visit with my daughter before my grandchild is born. It is the strangest feeling I've ever had. A mix of selfishness of having to share my daughter's affections and over the top excitement to have a new member of our family to love. It's all so weird. Did any of you Grandmas have these feelings? Are they normal?
The next time I go up there, it will be for the birth. Timing it right is going to be a nightmare! But we'll figure it out. There is a few last minute things to finish in the nursery, like buying the crib, and carrying it up a flight of stairs, and putting it together! Hopefully, we'll have enough energy for a few shopping trips (love the no tax thing). We might even have an afternoon with no rain! If we do make it to the Indie Show, I will post plenty of pictures. 
Got to run, see you in a few days!