First on the agenda was a ride on our mass transit train nicknamed MAX. We caught the MAX at a local mall and rode it into downtown Portland so the girls could shop at Saturday Market.
The MAX lets you off right in front of Saturday Market. The market is open each weekend from March through Christmas and only allows vendors who hand make their wares. So everything is handmade in some fashion and there is an ever changing assortment of goods. We go about every other year now to see what is new and different.
Jamie has been many times and we have taken Gabriel and Daniel as well.
Jessica was "blown away" by the cool items for sale but because we were on a tight schedule wasn't able to see all the booths before we had to leave. She did manage to find a couple of neat hats and other items she couldn't live without. We had reservations for tea at 2pm so we had to go before seeing everything. It was pretty evident they would be back the next day (Easter) time permitting.
There's a store in Sherwood called Sleighbells. Actually it's on the outskirts of Sherwood and actually it's an old farmhouse. It is a store full of Christmas decorations for sale. They have two stories full of every type and brand of Christmas theme decoration you can imagine. They also have rooms full of decorations for Halloween, Easter, St. Patrick's and 4th of July. If you are looking for something special to complete some collection you will probably find it here.
In the center of the house is another business called Teas Me and they serve what I call a proper English tea. The menu includes finger sandwiches, scones, clotted cream, lemon curds and fancy desserts. Each service includes a pot of tea.
I had been there before and knew that they had a special blend of tea called Happy Hour so I ordered it and after everyone tasted it, they ordered it too. It was a fun and magical time and we had the place pretty much to ourselves. Jamie bought some of the Happy Hour tea to take home.
After a leisurely tea and some more shopping we took pictures of the wildlife and got back on the road.
Next stop was Helen Bernhard's bakery in Portland. We had to get there before they closed to pick up the cake Jamie ordered for Easter dinner. We made it with about half an hour to spare.
It turned out to be another rush, rush day but everyone had fun and got to do some new and different things.
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