Today as I type these words and string together the last of our pdx snippets to share, I realize that this post has been sitting in my draft folder for longer than I care to admit. Days have turned into weeks, and now September has turned into end of October, but alas, I'm realizing that there's no better time than the present to work our way through whatever to-do's on our lists. This post is one item off said to-do list and it's with great pleasure that I send it off to the world via my little blog space. Feelings of accomplishment and sweet nostalgia all wrapped up into one little post. I'm with that.
We had a sweet brunch date complete with vintage shopping during our northeast pdx visit, starting with delicious eats and coffee at the lovely Tasty n' Sons in North Williams, Portland. Spicy lamb sausage nestled in tomato sauce and sweet pepper goodness with perfect baked eggs atop, a breakfast board with all types of crowned jewels to enjoy, and endless hot coffee to share, topped off before ever having the chance to notice it was nearing empty. Truly, perfection. We were even sent little bacon-wrapped figs dipped in maple syrup heaven, on the house -- just because. We honestly had nothing but good things to say about this killer little brunch spot when heading out to the shops on Mississippi Avenue, bellies full and with happy hearts.
I'll be honest and say that thrift shopping can sometimes give me anxiety: the claustrophobic nature that comes with old smells and digging through the immense amounts of clutter can sometimes get to me and really turn me off entirely. That being said, there's something about well curated shops with that perfect mix of old and new that really speaks to me: shops with novelty goods, woodsy vibes, hand-crafted candles, family heirlooms, vintage analog cameras and prints, tins with recipe cards, hats galore, books, apothecary, decorative brass gems for the home, and good, structured pieces with a certain flair about them to add to the closet, to name a few. Those are the good ones. Oh, and if by chance you could split rent with a dreamy florist shop complete with gorgeous light pouring in and heaps of floral arrangements for me to swoon over like Flutter + Emerald Petals, well, that's even better. Animal Traffic was well worth the visit, too.
So that's that. There went the last of our Oregon trip and I hope it will be put to rest in the memory books in good light for us to look back on. To put a bow around it all, I can say it was a time to remember filled with simple pleasures: incredibly delicious food, good conversation, loads of fresh air, laughs, and the best that we could ask for of craft beer, woods, and city hangs. I hope to return to Oregon in the future and do it all over again... Perhaps next time we'll explore the coast we have been dreaming up, as well as some old and new nooks in the city we loved.
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