Last weekend Robert and Diane took us to Portland to celebrate Easter. We left Saturday and spent time at Ikea looking for chairs for one of our condos (successfully) and a table for our dining area in Bend (unsuccessfully).
We spent the night at a motel that Diane worked on remodeling. Apparently it was a blight on the neighborhood and a local church bought the facility and refurbed it. They used low-cost materials and fixtures to do the work, but it looks excellent! They have a great coffee shop, with Internet, and a small church above the coffee shop that appears to be geared toward the people in the immediate neighborhood.
Easter Sunday we went to the local Episcopal church for services. They had a great brass quintet playing and an excellent choir. All of the ordained ministers in the church where women - a pleasant surprise to us as refurbed Catholics.
In the afternoon we went to an excellent brunch at a hotel that Robert & Diane visit on special occasions. The food was extensive and excellent with all the coffee, champagne and juice included! A great idea from Robert!
Prior to the feast we had our picture taken. The young folks where using a Polaroid, and the scan of the photo leaves a little to be desired but here it is:
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