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i've been back from my oregon trip for about a week now, even though it seems longer. oregon was beautiful, as it was last time. we had some overcast weather, but it was actually a nice change from the neverending heat of southern california summers. we saw the fourth of july parade and i even went to an ice cream social. there was also a great fireworks display on the beach, with people shooting off their own pyrotechnics right next to us. also went back to visit the goonies house in astoria, or. the people at the info center told us that there would probably be a film reunion in a couple of years. i really want to go. we had a great time just relaxing and eating and taking a lot of long walks on the beach. i love that the beach is so close to forests and trees in oregon. everything is so green.

i also got to spend a couple of days in portland, which was really cool. the last time i was in the area we only breezed through portland so it was nice to explore it a little bit more this time around. i managed to get to 2 yarn stores in portland. i never ever get to go yarn shopping when i am on vacation so this was pretty cool. first up was the yarn garden. the store had a pretty nice selection with 3 rooms for yarn along with a cafe that i think they are opening soon. it was nice but for some reason, i didn't get the best vibe there. it just seemed kind of not super friendly, but perhaps i was there on an off day. but i did manage to get a couple of things.



on the left is some koigu kpppm that i got for a pair of socks. the color reminds me of the landscape. and on the right is 2 skeins of drops alpaca. i've been looking for a good red alpaca to line some mittens i am planning to make.

later on, my friend and i were just walking around when we happened to pass by close knit. it's a cute little shop and the person in the shop that day was super nice. they had some fun sock yarns as well as malabrigo, which i resisted because i have soooo much of it at home. from there i managed to get 2 skeins of actual yarn from sheep in oregon. it's from imperial stock ranch and it's their 2 ply yarn in the color fawn. it's hard to tell but it's a really pretty dusty lavender color.



also bought one skein of pagewood farm sock yarn in earthy browns.



then before we headed for the airport, we stopped by voodoo doughnut for the awesome bacon maple bar donut. yes, it's a donut with bacon on it. might sound gross but it's like when you've having pancakes with bacon and you get syrup on the bacon. mmm... delicious.

even though i just got back i am off again this wednesday for san diego comic con. i am super excited to be going all 4 days this year and am hoping to see some really cool stuff like the twilight panel, pushing daisies panel, kevin smith, watchmen panel and maybe christian bale (if you haven't seen the dark knight yet, what are you waiting for? it's fantastic!). see you all when i get back! i leave you with a picture of bacon goodness.