Inside, Bonita is under the covers. Outside, snow softens everything and makes me giggly and cheerful. M. and I went downtown today and did a little Christmas shopping (he actually accomplished some shopping, while I am still trying to figure out what to get Ryan and my parents). It was snowy and sunny, a gorgeous day in Portland.
After making a stop at the Sun Oriental Market to check out knives and foodstuffs, we went by Longfellow Square to say hi to Longfellow, decked out for the season in a scarf and holding presents. He was never decorated like this when I was a kid, but I love the silliness of it.
We spent a long time in Longfellow Books (not at Longfellow Square as I had assumed, but actually off Monument Square), browsed in a few stores in the Old Port, trekked down to Commercial Street and then up to Silly's for some long-overdue lunch. A lovely winter day. Next: skiing!
