Portland, Oregon: I am pretty sure (from emails received) y'all Crystal wish we would get in our RV and go visit a national park, or fly-off to Europe, or do some damn thing of interest. So sorry. We are hanging at home. Working on projects. Organizing. Cleaning. Purging closets and drawers. Getting our earthquake kit ready.
My Dad and his wife came for the weekend. We did a lot of catching up (they have been traveling in Washington and Canada) and my sister came for dinner Saturday night. We were too busy talking to snap photos, but Dave and I prepared quite a feast: grilled chicken thighs, and an antipasto platter with roasted peppers, marinated anchovies, grilled artichoke hearts and fresh burrata. That was just part of the menu! I baked a zucchini and rice casserole and served panzanella and suppli. Dessert was home-made coconut-ginger ice cream topped with fresh mango. We practically starved. Dad and Mary are doing well. They, too, are busy with family and friends and travel during their summer away from Arizona.
The remainder of the antipasto platter I prepared Saturday became the topping for our Sunday night pizza.


I will be posting photos. Check back.
We had another guest at dinner this evening. S/he did not eat a thing. Didn't say a word. Did not require a place setting. Nor a cocktail.

Until my next update, I remain, your invisible correspondent.