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Whew, my friends.
I wasn’t around here much last week because I was participating in the Summit of Awesome. I’ll have a post on that later this week, as soon as I can wrap my head properly around all the awesome I experienced there. (For now, you can take in the Flickr pool everyone’s contributing to.)
Anyway. I did want to share some highlights from the day after the Summit, when I tooled around PDX with Lee, Kim, Teresa, Kari, and Susan. Because it was also awesome.
First, we met up at Flavour Spot for waffle sandwiches. PDX is blessed with so many great food carts, and this is my new favorite. That, my friends, is a ham and smoked Gouda-stuffed waffle. And lordy, was it tasty.
Locals, if you haven’t been there yet, drop everything and go. (Also, aren’t Kim and Kari cute?)
Then we paid a visit to the Show of Awesome. (That’s Amanda in the foreground. Soon I’ll show you the perfect mug I bought from her.) P-Town really came out in support of the show, which was wonderful.
We popped in to Twisted for a few minutes, and I had to share these freaking amazing menu items from their tea bar.
From there, we went to the Twilight Rummage Sale, which is a monthly event at the Eagle’s Lodge. People have been telling me to attend this thing for years, and I’m now kicking myself for taking so long. So many vintage treasures, so affordable, and such nice people. We all made epic scores, and then hung out in the bar…
…comparing hauls. This image shows just a few choice bits: a string of vintage buttons, an 1800′s composition book, filled with letters and writing, an enameled muffin tin, swizzle sticks, and wonderful costume jewelry bits to remake.
(You can see lots more haul pictures over here.)
We also pooled our leftover dollars to buy some grab bags – $1.00, $2.00, and $3.00 varieties. Then we headed to Zach’s Shack for hot dogs and grab-bag-opening. You can see some of what we found in them over here.
…And with that, I’m off to continue my awesome-recovery program. See you tomorrow.
It was great to meet you last week, Diane. Looks like you had a lovely Saturday!
Waffle sandwiches? Dr. Horrible's tea of evil??? My close friends just moved to Portland this week – all the more reason to plan a visit to see them in their new town!
Seriously! And if you do, I have dibs on a coffee with you. Is all I'm saying.
So great to meet you, Bettie, and I'm looking forward to more conversation. I just popped over to your blog, and it looks like YOU had an excellent Saturday as well!
If I make it up I will definitely let you know! I'd love to have coffee! Tentatively we're hoping to go visit them sometime next summer maybe. *fingers crossed*
I was at the Show of Awesome for a little while and kept my eyes open in case you were there at the same time… one of these days, we'll be in the same place at the same time and I can give you a hug!! :)
Dang! I was wondering if you were there. Pretty crowded place to locate people in. Any chance you're going to the Recycled Arts Fest this weekend in Vancouver?
Rummage sale sounds amazing but maybe not the best idea after your last video. ;)
And I love “awesome-recovery program.” Great phrase. :)
Heh – an excellent point! :-)