A little vacation

After quilt market Elizabeth and I took a couple of days to relax wandering around Oregon and Washington. First stop after checking out of our lovely hotel was Monticello Antiques. HOLY COW people. Holy cow. I had seen photos of this place on Alicia's blog ages ago and was wowed, but nothing could prepare me for how good this place was. Elizabeth and I both just want to back a trailer up and load it. I have a love for old rusty garden furniture and this place was crammed with it. Wow is just all I can say. Wow. And this is just the back porch.

After that we went to Elizabeth's choices and she can tell you more about them. I'm still wowed by my choice of places. We did lots of wandering through neighborhoods, finding house after perfect little house.. it was a day dreamy day.

After our last stop we headed up through Washington, over the Lewis and Clark Bridge and back to Oregon on our way to Monica's! Yeah, how lucky were we, getting to see Monica in her natural habitat!
Oregon is chock full of miles of this.
Miles and miles.
This is the Astoria-Megler Bridge. I have probably 100 photos of it. You'll be seeing more soon, so prepare yourself.


Monica took us for a long drive. Elizabeth and I really enjoy just driving and looking out the window at pretty houses and neighborhoods and Monica really indulged us.
Now look at that, a funny little in the road stop sign. I had never seen that before. You just drive right over it. Weird. And cool.

Just look how cute the detail is on that little fence. Seriously, my imaginary cottage has that.

More pretty houses with details and trellises.

The view from the hill, over looking the Columbia River. Magnificent.

Monica, driving us. What fun she is. Seriously. We're like peas in a pod.

The Astoria Column.
The house from the Goonies.
Monica's Safeway. I know when she says "I went to the market" I'll know exactly what that looks like.

Ok more photos tomorrow. I know, it sounds a little bit like a threat, doesn't it?