Lunch!

Lunch at Tillamook Cheese Factory! Caramel Butter Pecan and Caramel Toffee Almond ice cream. Ms Katie has a sweet tooth; she shared it with me! Yummm!

Playing tourist together has been a lot of fun!

There was this bead shop dropped on the side of the road. A lonely little shop, door open, begging for visitors. We obliged. What a fantastic store! I couldn't help it. There was some very nice sunstone, mined in eastern Oregon, that had to go home with me.

And the pottery gallery! Yup, there was red! It was mixed with lava stone to make a very unique piece. Ms Katie found a favorite too! A beautiful leaf glazed with watercolor shades of blue and green. Both are in a box on the way home to AZ.

Then there was this little one lane trail, tree limbs locked together over head and wildflowers growing on each side, that wound its way to a glass blowing studio. Yup, more red. Deep, dark, go on forever red, embellished with glass mixed with sterling silver; now all wrapped up tight in the trunk!

And the quilt museum! This is an art gallery of quilting - beautiful colors, textures and techniques. And the room filled with looms and very friendly people willing to talk about weaving. More art, more colors, and more texture. Ms Katie has the need to 'touch'. She shared that with me, too, and we got to touch it all!