November 19, 2016. Buzzing around Beaverton

LOCATION:  House-sitting in Portland, Oregon WEATHER:  Sporadic rain with some sun. High about 50   Our housesitting assignment is near Beaverton, a very nice Portland suburb.  We did a title grocery shopping in town then went to the Saturday farmers' market.  I bought a few ingredients for Thanksgiving dinner, and some garlic artichoke dip from "the hummus guy".     Afterwards we stopped at this food truck that has a great following here.

  We bought  "sopes" ---like open-faced tacos.    

Just like in Mexico, they have a garnish bar where we loaded up with hot sauce, pickled vegetables, radishes and guacamole.  Yummy stuff!  They turned out like this.....  

We brought them home and had them for lunch.   I always fear that Lola, our cat, will not return after going outside.  Every time we let her out, I stand watch and worry.  She has learned that she receives a reward for coming back in..  Her reward is not food, but is a good brushing.  She can't get enough brushing.  She is so smart that now sometimes she just goes out the back patio door, waits 5 seconds, and then jumps on her brushing perch when she comes back in, ready for her brushing reward.  In the afternoon, we read and I drafted a newspaper article that I hope will get published in our Rochester, MN newspaper.     DINNER:  Using last night's leftover Tuscan bean soup, I added some pasta and spinach to make a hearty stew.