Space Place House

portland rose garden

November 15, 2011 by vclayton

john took all these amazing rose photos with his iphone!!!!

pink roses

yellow rose

candy cane rose

baby pink rose

pale pink rose

lacy pink edges

pale honey rose

dark pink

fuchsia rose

violet rose

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Chanterelles in tillamook

November 5, 2011 by vclayton

Wow today we hunted down over 5 pounds even in rain and fog and a picked over forest floor

: photo 1

: photo 2

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pink roses

November 3, 2011 by vclayton

pink roses

a bush we saved from oblivion in a corner of our back yard when we bought the house

grows tall, full of blooms….

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a window in paris

October 29, 2011 by vclayton

near the marais, this fabulous window appeared on our walk

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small tables available in portland at Relish

October 22, 2011 by vclayton

three small tables

well my small side tables are going to be at Relish for the first time ever!!!

I am thrilled, especially since it is an amazing store and these are my first furniture pieces! and completely hand made in portland!!!

15.5 in tall and 11 in wide

made of pure mahogany wood, hand finished in either black stain, teak oil (for outdoor use) or raw wood

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foraging in Tillamook forest

October 13, 2011 by vclayton

about an hour out of portland martie k. took me foraging for plants and moss and mushrooms today, she is after all a well cherished portland topiary designer and hunts down amazing green nature

a stump, well saturated with oregon rains

lush moss abounds everywhere

lichen on old stumps

and my (meager) catch of the day, a single chantarelle mushroom!

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the evolution of one painting or learning how to paint

October 9, 2011 by vclayton

my first one in NYC, acrylic

second one

parrot tulip

third one

fourth one

fifth one

sixth one

seventh one

Ieighth one

my color table

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a day at the orchard!

October 8, 2011 by vclayton

I went to sherwood orchards today…and took my camera

the sky was amazing today, the rain had stopped

an amazing apple tree, amongst hundreds , it still held on to its fruit

bucket of apples

pinot noir grapes at chehalem

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our sewer line is being replaced! OMG Portland makes you do this if your sewer joins another’s and if you want to either sell your house or add a second bathroom, and at the tune of $6000 or so you are obliged to do it

side view near house

another side view

mud and holes and pipes

john staring down the deep hole

our lovely back yard

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Instrument throws a moving party

October 7, 2011 by vclayton

so cool, last night ‘Instrument’, a web developing company in portland threw a moving in party at their new “HUGE” space near Franz bread factory in SE Portland!

koi food truck drove into the space and served delicious tacos (slow on delivery but worth every bite)

teepees built out of recycled wood,very cool

space and truck

new tents by a friend of instrument, set up for sleepy programmers and others

bring your guitar to work, why not!

open space, great lighting

cool ceiling

iinstrument open house party, wall light show

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lunch at kenny & zukes

October 5, 2011 by vclayton

i ran into steven romero and martie kilmer and they invited me to lunch at kenny and zuke’s

i ordered the very popular sandwich with corned beef for 11.95 and ate half, i brought the other half back to john who commented on it immediately, the foodie that he is

he said :this is very dry, not very moist, not crazy about it!

so there it is! he is the meat expert after all

kenny and zuke's corned beef

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see our kitchen on apartment therapy blog

September 27, 2011 by vclayton

before the renovation:

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tours/visnja-and-johns-remodeled-kitchen-kitchen-tour-156818

after:

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brunch at Veritable Quandry in Portland

September 27, 2011 by vclayton

not a bad place to take your in-laws especially on a great sunny day in Portland (rare in winter)
the eggs were all cooked wrong and the second time around as well, but we managed to eat them anyway
crab (patty) was a bit fishy but John still ate it, overall the best thing was the tea service!!! and my bibb salad

John orders from the menu in the outdoor garden area

egg, bibb lettuce, bacon, cheese, corn cake

monte christo sandwich

lentil burger on toast

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Zagreb, Croatia and typical meals!

September 22, 2011 by vclayton

this is the city of my birth, Zagreb, croatia, a place I left when I was 10 and whenever I visit, every five years or so I am pleasantly surprised by great food and fantastic ambiance!

the cathedral is in the background

zagreb pizza w egg in middle-amazing!

zagreb veal chop, flash grilled and scrumptious french fries

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Olympic Provisions pig butchering for Steven’s bachelor party

September 11, 2011 by vclayton

John and the guys went to Olympic Provisions for a pig butchering lesson. Afterwards they cooked the pig themselves and thoroughly enjoyed it! The occasion was Steven Romero’s Bachelor Party!!!!!