I need to clear up a few items on my desk.
We went to a local hang-out this weekend for breakfast. Though the restaurant has been there for several years now, this is the first time we have visited. We used to go to the spot quite a bit when it was an Italian restaurant, but then it closed, re-opened, closed, re-opened... you know how that goes. Now the joint is called Cafe Murrayhill and they have become quite popular for their weekend brunch/breakfast menu. Time for us to check it out!



Moving on... last night we went downtown Portland (aka The Big City) to a birthday party at the Bridgeport Brewery, for our friends Doris & Mark. They share a birthday and have been best friends since childhood. Music, dancing, food, drink and this fabulous birthday cake:

I need to get out more.
Closer to home... I have spent the past four days resurrecting my sourdough starter. Left in the freezer for nearly a year, dang, if the little creatures didn't spring back to life under my constant tending. Today, I made a loaf of bread.


I come from a long line of bread eaters as well.
And have the hips to prove it.



There. I've done it again. Wasted your precious time and bandwidth with useless information and have posted 8 photos of food. Until my next update, I remain, your toasted correspondent.