Chris was on vacation today, and we decided to go thrifting. We started for Hollywood Vintage, where he sometimes buys clothing, but we also stopped at several small consignment stores and a pottery studio. We ended up at Rerun,a community resale shop that had really good reviews online.
It lived up to its reputation. Although rather small, it has an interesting variety of items, including well priced quality furniture. Chris found a really nice queen size quilt for only $24.
This evening we went to the downtown public library, where Annie picked out some books. Then we went to Clyde Common to meet some of Chris's work colleagues to celebrate a grant just won by two of them. Shawn joined us also, and our group of ten got an upstairs table.
We had a great dinner, and then some of us went on to the gallery walk. Today is First Thursday, when many of Portland's galleries open late and provide wine and appetizers to guests circulating through to see the various featured artworks. In one, we spotted a Picasso and a Warhol limited edition print. Most of the artwork is by local Portland artists. We were winding down and decided to head home so Annie could get ready for school tomorrow. Shawn gave us a ride and loaned us a pair of binoculars for our trip to the coast.
Ken called to report that Duane at Park Place had called with some bad news. When they put the truck up on the lift, the life broke down under the weight. We'll have to see how things sort out, but the truck is okay. Bummer.
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