Sunday, August 20, 2017

Don't Publish When You're Tired - You Forget Important Stuff!

August 12-16, 2017 AGAIN

 I should know better. My brain doesn't work in optimum mode at night. I didn't include all this!

 While we were playing at Mt St Helens, our precious first grandson was celebrating his second birthday in SoCal!
Ezra Michael with Daddy and Mommy.

He's getting so big!
We love you little boy.
The other reason we stopped in Kalama was to see our nephew Bobby, but he ended up having to go to California while we were there. Instead, we met him for dinner in Portland the evening he flew in. He's doing well, and it was great fun to get caught up with all he has going on.
Bobby and Bill
Finally, not as important as family, but we did make one other stop on our Columbia Gorge day that was pretty fun.

 McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon, is a beautifully restored historic property. Starting life as a "model" poor farm in 1911, it housed up to 600 residents at a time, and closed it's doors in 1969. Substantial decay and vandalism nearly brought about its destruction in the 1980's, but it was saved by the McMenamin family and restoration began in 1990. Today the property includes a movie theater in the old power station, a working winery, golf course, hotel, restaurant and a wonderful collection of art made specifically for the location. 

 In addition to a delicious lunch, we enjoyed wandering the grounds. It was definitely a perfect ending to a great day.
The impressive main building with 100 rooms, restaurant and gift shop.

Excellent vegetable curry.
Elegant but comfortable dining room.



Joe Cotter's murals and paintings capture history with a bit of whimsy.
I'm delighted by the lack of traffic and crowds in Albany! We're ready for the big event on Monday morning :-)))



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12 comments:

  1. Rene August 20, 2017 at 11:14 AM

    The picture of Ezra with the bubble is cute. They do grow fast!

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  2. John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)August 20, 2017 at 9:38 PM

    Ezra just keeps getting cuter:) How nice that you were able to connect with your nephew.

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    1. Jodee GravelAugust 21, 2017 at 3:36 PM

      We're happy that Bobby is doing so well in Washington.

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  3. GaelynAugust 21, 2017 at 9:39 PM

    Ezra keeps getting cuter. I stayed at McMenamins once while working for Fish & Wildlife. Loved all the paintings on the walls.

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    1. Jodee GravelAugust 22, 2017 at 8:18 AM

      He does!

      The detail in those painting is wonderful - really tell a great story.

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  4. Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)August 22, 2017 at 7:36 PM

    Ezra is absolutely adorable. Two is such a fun age (but I can't believe he's already two!!). McMenamin's are such cool places — we've been to a couple of them in Portland and really enjoyed them. Love that they've taken so many old decrepit places and recycled them. Hope you had a blast at the eclipse!

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    1. Jodee GravelAugust 23, 2017 at 10:02 AM

      I was looking at some of their other properties on the web site and they're got some beauties. So much better than demolition and replacing with boxes.

      We had an amazing eclipse experience!

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  5. Wanderin'August 25, 2017 at 7:45 PM

    My brain doesn't work at night either. I also find if I don't blog often I leave out a lot of stuff because I don't want a real long blog. I'm not sure the best answer. I definitely know not at night.

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    1. Jodee GravelAugust 26, 2017 at 10:34 AM

      Best if I at least edit in the morning :-)) I have to keep it up or I do forget a lot.

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  6. DebbieMAugust 28, 2017 at 8:02 PM

    Ha! We all forget stuff don't we from time to time! Such cuties!

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    1. Jodee GravelAugust 28, 2017 at 9:40 PM

      I'm always so impressed with how much you can remember when you're getting caught up!

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