Summer is officially over, according to the calendar. Having arrived as it began, I can see why Portlanders love this season. It was a beautiful one and I think it only rained maybe a half-dozen times. But the fall and winter rains are on their way in the coming weeks.

Sorry to be so quiet lately. Not much to report. We have been sticking around the house a whole lot. And I admit I have been feeling homesick for St. Louis. Not the city so much as the feeling of familiarity, and gatherings with friends. I know it will come to me here, it is just going to take time. I am already less reliant on my google maps  everytime I leave the house, so that’s nice.

Last week Peter and I took a day trip to Tillamook, another coastal town which was a completely different flavor from Cannon Beach. I will share photos soon as I pull them off the camera.

At the end of this week Peter and I are traveling to St. Louis for a wedding, then to Baltimore to visit family/friends, then to Boston/New Hampshire for another wedding. It’s all very exciting except for the part where we have to board our dog, Lucy, for 12 days. We found a place that I know will take good care of her but regardless I am quite torn up about leaving her. In St. Louis we were close enough to my family to leave Lucy with them on extended leaves, but we don’t have that luxury here. Sigh!

Sorry to be so glum. I do love Portland as much as ever. I went to pick up Thai food on Alberta street last night and stumbled upon some sort of street fair they were having, and I was completely charmed. It lifted my spirits. It’s the little things.