I headed out to the Alameda neighborhood of Portland, as a favor to my future DIL, Priya. She found a cute little swimwear store online. Their physical store is in NE Portland and is called Popina. Check them out here.
I got the blue and brown, polka-dotted, suit that Priya wanted. I also found a really cute lime green (with floral print) suit for ME! The store was full of really cute suits, and coverups, and flip-flops...
Then, as I needed lunch, I found a cute little coffee shop called Caffe Destino at NE 13th and Fremont. I had some good vegetarian chili for lunch, and tried their coffee of the day, which was a Cafe Creme Brulee. Really yummy on both counts.
Add this to a perfect, sunshine-y day (when rain had been predicted), and it made for a nice field trip into town.
I'm not normally much of a coffee drinker, but if it tastes anything like its name, I think Cafe creme brulee might just tempt me away from my usual tea. Sounds like a great day!
Posted by: tinker | Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 01:22 AM
Popina is in my old neighborhood, but it didn't exist then. i found it later online...and bought a retro halter one-piece that i *LOVE*. :)
Posted by: Marilyn | Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 08:54 PM
Congratulations on your anniversary and on your son's engagement! How exciting!
Posted by: Mrs. Pom | Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 08:03 PM
I am always happy to get coffee out and LOVE homemade chili!! Now the rain(and snow) is coming in. Yuck.
Posted by: Margaret | Monday, March 08, 2010 at 05:00 PM
Sounds like a fun afternoon! I'm happy for the sunshine today, even if it is cold. Better than the predicted rain!
Posted by: Stephanie of CreatureBug | Monday, March 08, 2010 at 02:09 PM