Hello Beautiful People! I'm here to officially proclaim that I have seen the light at the end of the tunnel! I know we have many months to go until summer is really here in Oregon, but I witnessed hard proof that this part of the planet is making its annual and ever-so-gradual tilt towards our long lost friend the sun. This notion very first occurred to me when Christian and I made a little trip over to
Portland's amazing Chinese Gardens last weekend. I was eager to try out my new camera and this was the perfect playground. When I saw the cherries actually budding and starting to open, I was shocked! I guess I've gotta get out more, but I have been working overtime lately on a new website for my retail work.
Here are some other images from the visit to the gardens. I am always enamored with the inlaid stone paths there and make big mental plans to do that in my yard. Ha....that ain't gonna happen this year, I'll tell ya. But a girl can dream, can't she? Anyhow, the paths change throughout the entire garden through different geometric variations.
There are so many details here, like the tile roof end pieces. It's amazing how much you can do with one city block! This is one of the best things in Portland, in my opinion, and I never tire of visiting here.
In a way, it was also spring in my house--I took some pictures for you of some recent colorful kitchen experiences. I made a silky leek and saffron soup last night from the recent Food and Wine Magazine
(click here for the recipe!) and loved the way they turned such a lovely bright green when I sauteed them.
We have been eating mandarin oranges like they're going out of style lately, and I am sure it has contributed to the fact that I have been avoiding all of the nasty flu bugs going around this year. We buy them by the box, and I love the way they look in my bright red Finel bowl.
Lastly, I made a simple soup for lunch today, with some of the chicken broth I made last weekend, plus some leftovers from the fridge. I roasted these potatoes last week when I cooked the chicken that begat the broth, and it was time for them to be used up. I was amazed at how purple the Purple Peruvian potatoes were--I have never seen them so bright. Maybe it's the spring fever setting in. If that's the only illness I get this winter, I'll take it! And speaking of purple, here's one last image from the Chinese Gardens. Enjoy!
Hello Beautiful People! I'm here to officially proclaim that I have seen the light at the end of the tunnel! I know we have many months to go until summer is really here in Oregon, but I witnessed hard proof that this part of the planet is making its annual and ever-so-gradual tilt towards our long lost friend the sun. This notion very first occurred to me when Christian and I made a little trip over to Portland's amazing Chinese Gardens last weekend. I was eager to try out my new camera and this was the perfect playground. When I saw the cherries actually budding and starting to open, I was shocked! I guess I've gotta get out more, but I have been working overtime lately on a new website for my retail work.
Here are some other images from the visit to the gardens. I am always enamored with the inlaid stone paths there and make big mental plans to do that in my yard. Ha....that ain't gonna happen this year, I'll tell ya. But a girl can dream, can't she? Anyhow, the paths change throughout the entire garden through different geometric variations.
There are so many details here, like the tile roof end pieces. It's amazing how much you can do with one city block! This is one of the best things in Portland, in my opinion, and I never tire of visiting here.
In a way, it was also spring in my house--I took some pictures for you of some recent colorful kitchen experiences. I made a silky leek and saffron soup last night from the recent Food and Wine Magazine (click here for the recipe!) and loved the way they turned such a lovely bright green when I sauteed them.
We have been eating mandarin oranges like they're going out of style lately, and I am sure it has contributed to the fact that I have been avoiding all of the nasty flu bugs going around this year. We buy them by the box, and I love the way they look in my bright red Finel bowl. 
Lastly, I made a simple soup for lunch today, with some of the chicken broth I made last weekend, plus some leftovers from the fridge. I roasted these potatoes last week when I cooked the chicken that begat the broth, and it was time for them to be used up. I was amazed at how purple the Purple Peruvian potatoes were--I have never seen them so bright. Maybe it's the spring fever setting in. If that's the only illness I get this winter, I'll take it! And speaking of purple, here's one last image from the Chinese Gardens. Enjoy!
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