A Day Away to Play

The day began like any other; but it was not like any other.

It was a day to play.

We loaded up early in the morning and drove to Portland.

Our first stop was the Pearl Bakery. I had a scrumptious pain chocolat, chased by a strong cup of joe.

The Pearl Bakery!


Fortified with caffeine and chocolate, I was then ready to browse the many levels of Powells Books!

Powells

I left Powells with "A Tree Full of Angels" by Macrina Wiederkehr and "Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places" by Eugene Peterson. I expect both to be good reads, albeit good reads in different ways.

The next stop of course, was lunch. For this, we decided upon Caprial's Bistro in the Westmoreland neighborhood. (And yes, John was there, although Caprial was not.)

Caprial's

Our piece de resistance was the dessert at the Pix Patisserie!

Pix Patisserie

So ended our day of extravagance and exploration in Portland.

Fun was had by all.

After fully playing my way through the day, I am now ready to devour "Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places"!

***************

Ps~ I failed to mention one of our stops along the way; and it now begs for recognition!

The Whole Foods Market is the world's best organic, whole foods market in the world!