Very nice day here in Portland.. a bit cold and rainy.. but warmer than home !   We worked around the house between BETA meetings. We’ve got most of Gabe’s stuff boxed and ready to ship.. which is faster than we thought we’d be. 

Gabe had a workout class last night.. so Diane and I took a walk out for dinner. First stop was the wonderful Asian market HMart.. they had a whole cooler filled with different types of Kimchi !.. and a display of different types of ‘Vermont Curry’ .. wich is famous in japan (see my post from 2013)

We didnt fnd anythign dinner worthy at Hmart.. so we walked on down the street in search of Thai.. we had a nice meal at Mai TTai.. then wandered back. One of th ehloghts was a stop under the amzingly ancient and bright animated sign at the Avalon just down the street. You cna hear rthe realys clacking.. its so cool . 

Saw two noteworthy things on our walk.. first was a subgenious sign with our old freind Bob Dobbs (Bob is our Hope) .. havent seen him in a while

and the 2nd was the first xmas tree of the year.. even pre Thanksgiving!

 

Later this evening we rented and watched the new Frankenstein movie by Guillermo Del  Torro. I’m not a monster movie fan.. but this was excellent. The story line was really rich. the costumes were great.. and you realy got to know this creature.. I Definitely recommend it. 

nite all, nite sam
-me