They arrived just in time for lunch so the whole group of us piled into the car and went out for Indian cuisine. We ate at a cute little restaurant called Swagat that was once a little house. They offer a very reasonably priced lunch buffet with excellent food, and a lovely decor. Even the roses in front greeted us with full blooms.
Leannah wanted to go to a yarn shop she'd heard about called Yarnia (cute, huh?). Their claim to fame is that you can make your own yarn to order. Customers choose their own fibers and a machine binds them together into a yarn. Colors, textures, wool, silk, bamboo - your choice. Pretty unique idea.
We walked around the corner from Yarnia and found a cute little neighborhood coffee shop owned by a Croatian immigrant. Jeff asked him about making cappuccino and he made him a "perfect cappuccino" - gratis. While we were waiting for our coffee, we suddenly heard the most beautiful violin music from a table in the rear. I glanced over and there was a little old man (from Napoli, we learned) playing the violin. After each number, we'd all clap, and he'd stand up and bow. A few minutes later, he'd play again. I felt like we were in a little coffee shop in Italy.
We weren't in Italy, but an area of Portland called the Hawthorne District, a funky, bohemian area of shops and neighborhood restaurants. We'll strolled up and down for a while checking out the different stores. Adrienne was especially taken with the shops featuring vintage clothing and international imports.
By the way, I just want to observe that Jeff and Leannah are bonding this evening in my kitchen. Jeff is cracking the whip over my need to blog :-) and volunteered to cook so I could get to it. He and Lee are making pimiento cheese, and a breakfast casserole for tomorrow morning. These are my kinds of guests! I could get spoiled...
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