The World Beat is an international festival featuring music, dance, crafts, and food. Our fifth year to the festival is the hottest yet. 100 degrees! The heat wave broke records across Oregon. Phew. We conquered the heat with umbrellas, strawberry lemonade, and ice cream. We baked in the sun at the main amphitheater listening to a Japenese Taiko drums group and later a Steel Drum band. While wandering through the festival looking for tasty treats we watched Hula, Maypole, and Chinese dances.
The other day I was driving and saw a bunch of hot air balloons. It seemed like a great photo op, so I decided to drive closer to get a better view. There was no wind so I figured I could easily catch up. Well 20 miles later I did finally catch up with them… as they were landing! Who knew those suckers could move, they sure seemed so still in the sky. So my pictures of the balloons are blurry as they are taken from a great distance. But I did a capture beautiful shot of a winery during my pursuit.
I’ve rediscovered a childhood snack: CornNuts. On an mild mannered grocery trip, I walked by the bulk food section and noticed a display of regular, bbq and cajun CornNuts. Hmm, I wondered, why not try them. I remember liking them as a kid. So I got some of each. My taste test proved regular are my favorite, followed closely by bbq. Emily liked bbq the best. And now we’re hooked. Curse you corn nuts!
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We celebrated our wedding anniversary a little early this year. We went to see a dance performance in downtown Portland. And then went out to lunch at the historic Heathman Hotel. I chowed down on oysters, mussels and crab cake. Emily had pasta, salad and exotic cheeses.
