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Paris on a Sunday at LaBoissonnerie

August 21, 2011 by vclayton

Sunday early dinner in Paris! Ina Garten eats here, and it was delicious!!!!! Small entrees but really tasty!
raw beef salad
pigeon
panna cotta

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http://parisbymouth.com/our-guide-to-paris-fish-la-boissonnerie/

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our visit to Provence France!

August 17, 2011 by vclayton

Our friends from NYC did a house exchange with a family in Provence, a town called Pierre Feux, 20 minutes from the ocean in the south of France.  The restaurant food was typically fish, but the small town fruits and meats were unbeatable!  We also made food at home a few times and it was always outstanding!

We stayed for a week and had lots of new experiences!  The French rose is one of the specialties of this region and we visited a few, drank a few labels and saw some old ruins!

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Parisian BISTRO fast food!!!

August 16, 2011 by vclayton

here is a simple meal from a paris bistro, from our recent visit which was very short but always amazing and full of great finds!
SALAD WITH TONS OF HARD SMOKED CHEESE AND SALTED CURED HAM WITH EGG ON TOP
RAW BEEF SALAD WITH AEOLI
WHITE BEER AND FRIES

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Last sunset on island silba in Croatia

August 11, 2011 by vclayton

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Little toy

August 11, 2011 by vclayton

Found this in the dirt on Provence on the hill below the house Kept it with me the whole trip

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Perfect Croatian espresso

August 9, 2011 by vclayton

Here it is ! Take that Starbucks !

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this is a cherry and pistachio what???

July 11, 2011 by vclayton

amazing!

see recipe here:
http://www.cilieginasullatorta.it

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finally ! we got a screen door

July 10, 2011 by vclayton

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Roost restaurant

July 10, 2011 by vclayton

great new place on belmont and 22nd, eggs all day

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comfy chairs JOC-Swedish mid century

July 2, 2011 by vclayton

Teak Chairs – J O Carlsson (JOC) -Swedish $1595/Pair (SW Portland)

these are so cute, wish I had space in my house…on craigslist here http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/fuo/2467465493.html

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auto show in portland

June 29, 2011 by vclayton

some of my favorite autos and in vintage too! mint condition little gems!

fiat

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new fiat

2012 fiat

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alfa romeo

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onion tart from edible portland magazine

June 17, 2011 by vclayton

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my new tables

June 15, 2011 by vclayton

I have been putting together mahogany wood tables and
here they are, unfinished, oil rubbed and water base color stained

they are $140 each, completely free of chemicals, handmade and custom made
available by emailing me and requesting and order, which I can deliver if you are in Portland, or anywhere nearby

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teak oil finished (for exterior use)

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my giant heritage roses and peonies

June 10, 2011 by vclayton

this red rose is about 7 inches across in bloom and it is from a bush we saved in the back yard of our 1897 victorian house, for sure on old variety and its scent is unbelievably intoxicating, heady, perfumy, hard to find these days in the hybrid rose world

my roses and peonies from our local store

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ipad reading pillow and bolster

June 10, 2011 by vclayton

Here is John using my new creation, the ipad reading bolster (pillow) made out of pleather, that’s fake leather, and hard foam, great for laying down or relaxing, and you can order it too, for just $19.95, send payment to my account at Pay Pal to orders@bagpack.us
I use it a lot and so does he!

visnja’s ipad reading bolster

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Whole salmon and spinach

June 4, 2011 by vclayton

whole salmon from fred meyer

pan roasting with shallots in olive oli

served with garlic laden olive oil toasted spinach

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