The end is fast approaching, ya’ll.  In less than 4 weeks, we will be setting off again to parts as yet unknown.  While there isn’t much to do in this little town during the week, there is an overwhelming amount of awesome places to see within a day’s drive!  Which means that we’ve been trying to explore and check stuff off our list before our time here is up.  This weekend we decided to hit up our second favorite Northwest city, Portland.  And after seeing it in the Fall, I must admit.. it might just take over the #1 spot.  Sorry, Seattle!

I don’t know what it is about this time of year that makes me long for big cities.  Maybe its the mix of falling leaves, steel and concrete.  Maybe it’s how very alive cities feel in the Autumn, when there is so much going on.  We ran a few errands then headed to the Pearl District to do a little gallery-hopping.  I’ll be sharing more about some awesome shows and galleries in a separate post.  Gallery-hopping is thirsty business so we went over to Powell’s Books, a must-do whenever we’re in Portland, for a cold beverage and some book browsing, followed by vintage clothing browsing and record store browsing while waiting for Tugboat Brewing to open. ( Beer is always Mr. F’s reward following an afternoon spent in galleries ).  We jammed a lot into those ten hours in Portland.  But anytime we’re in a place we love, it’s never quite enough, is it?  Time just goes by too fast and we’re always a bit nervous that the next destination might not be as lovely.

There is still so much we want to see and do before we leave this area!  I’m not sure we’re going to be able to get to everything on our list.  How did our time here slip away so quickly?  We’re determined to savor what’s left.  A lesson we can take into every day we have, yes?

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