Portland, the first

The other week Mort and I spent in Portland. I was seeing the Oregon National Primate Research Centre, and Mort saw some of the city. We were kindly put up by the Oregon Humane Society in their tidy dorms for vet students doing practical work:

Our neighbourhood also consisted of trucks

And trucks

And trucks

And concrete pumps with the worst names ever:

Luckily, we were surrounded by a variety of fine-dining opportunities:

In a spin

Our collection of beer paraphernalia is slowly expanding as planned - we now have a CO2 cylinder & regulator to go with the keg. This equates to beer on tap in the garage. Still not nearly as awesome as Patrick's setup, but it's good to have goals....

I've been enjoying playing with the spindle, and used up all the "learning wool" I bought. I picked up something a little nicer to experiment with:

It's Blue-faced Leicester wool, very soft and pretty.