Now I’m curious if those windows are closed over on the inside of the remaining building. My guess is yes. I’m pretty sure this means the remaining building (Deschutes Brewery) was built first. Or perhaps an incredible optimist added windows to the wall, hoping that someday that other building would disappear. It’s your moment in the sun, incredible optimist. You are proved right!
Wrong location, fun window stuff
I love the improvised, self-loathing nature of this sign.
The same building has a bank of metal sculptures of famous buidlings in its window.
Three sentence movie reviews: A Very Brady Sequel
As sequels go, this is a good one. Reunites the previous cast, and has more singing/dancing segments. The Bradys are at their earnest best as they travel to Hawaii. A delightful concoction.
Cost: free from libaray
Where watched: at home
poster from: http://www.impawards.com/1996/very_brady_sequel.html
One Story: Goodnight Nobody by Sarah Hall
Jem is the eleven-year-old protagonist of this 1980s vignette that packed a lot of story into its brief pages.
Three sentence movie reviews: The Big Sick
This awkward romance is perfect for the movie screen, providing the laughs, wincing and love that a good romantic comedy requires. Everyone did their thing and was good at doing their thing. There’s something so satisfying about a well-made movie.
Cost: $9.00
Where watched: Regal City Center Stadium 12, with S. North. (Who did not share my enthusiasm. No emotional connection.)
poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2017/big_sick.html
Postcard from Minnesota
This postcard’s reverse has the recipe for this delicious-looking Sour Cream Blackberry Pie. It also tells me that I can purchase the Norske Nook Book of Pies cookbook at any restaurant location, or online. There seem to be four locations, all of which are a very long drive from Portland, Oregon.
View from Powell Butte
We’ve taken a lot of short hikes this summer. This was another of those. It was the Portland Hill Walk that took us to the top of Powell Butte which gave us a very nice view of Portland.
Self-portrait from the top.
Troilus & Cressida at Lone Fir Cemetery
It’s summer Shakespeare season. We’ve seen Portland Actors Ensemble shows at Lone Fir before and so go there early to claim our space. We caught the end of rehearsal, when guns were scattered about.
This was a robustly military production of the often-not-seen Troilus & Cressida.
I enjoyed what this percussionist–seemingly not mentioned in the program?–added to the story.
There were good performances by all, with some actors having incredibly fun expressive faces.
I wasn’t the only person taking photos.
In the audience tonight was the woman who has been designing the PAE t-shirts. She was working a quilt to commemorate her work. I love this quilt! She’s a great designer. I used to have the top row, second-from-the-left shirt.
Synchronized napping
It’s a sunny summer day, but both cats are only interested in their heated pads. And keeping an eye on me.
More clearing of Everett & 10th
Here’s a view from the corner of NW 10th & Everett. The building I watched being torn down has been exposed as having a separate room walled off in its corner. Also, we’re seeing sides of buildings that haven’t seen the light in many years.
Urbanite. This pile makes me think there might have been some amount of recycling happening.
What was in this corner? Refrigerator? Well-insulated bathroom? I won’t ever know.