Bologna at the Falls

Taking advantage of the beautiful spring days, Stella! and I have headed over to the Minnehaha Falls a couple of times already. My niece and I rode bikes along the creek to the “falls” last fall when the creek had dried up and there was only the merest of trickles falling.Minnehaha Falls in the autumn, Minneapolis, MN

This spring, though, the falls are falling.Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, MN in May

When I arrived at the falls, I was transported to an “all-powerful joy.” To the horror of Proust, it wasn’t a madeleine that transported me – it was a bologna sandwich. Continue reading

Fuller’s Coffee Shop

A few weeks ago, I claimed I was just sane enough to realize I didn’t have the power to conjure the objects of my thoughts. (I was in the mood for macarons and they appeared before me.) But what if it’s the object of an author’s thought that has been conjured?

A few days after I conjured the macarons, I was having breakfast at Fuller’s on NW 9th& NW Davis in Portland’s Pearl District. It’s an old-school diner with counter seating only.

6:01 am is too late to be first.

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