J & J's Portland Adventures - Day 2

Day 2 dawns with me heading off to work early while everyone is still sleeping. A couple of hours later I'm back but no one has made it through the shower yet. This it the day Jamie wants to be at the zoo from the time they open until closing time. What's up?

They get moving and before long we are running out the door with umbrellas and rain coats in hand. This is Portland, after all.

Just as the front door slams shut, Patty and I look at each other and almost in unison say, "Do you have the keys?" Nope. ****Crap****

Being paranoid as I am we don't have a hide-a-key and the only neighbor with a spare key is currently in Eastern Oregon. What now?

Off to the other neighbor to borrow their phone and call a locksmith. A half hour later we are $60 poorer but we have keys and have learned an expensive lesson.

If you are too freaked out to hide a key outside make sure everyone on the block has one. Makes sense to me.

Off to breakfast we go but on the way we detour to neighbor Bill's vintage collectible shop, Rita Deco. Jamie and Patty like checking out his shop and they wanted Jessica to see it also. After Jessica bought a lighted turtle we go across the street for breakfast at Sam's Billiard Parlor.

Sam's is a real working billiard parlor but they serve good breakfast meals at reasonable prices and Jamie likes their fresh-made berry preserves. Last time she was here she took home a pint of their raspberry jam. She says it didn't last long at their house.

Now we were finally headed for the zoo. Zoo news and pictures to follow.