My genius sister found the Bertha Wilhelmina House in Portland, OR for all of us to occupy as a vacation rental. It was comfortable, spacious, charming and perfect for our two families for the week.
I walked around the extensive gardens that surround the house every day at least once discovering new plants I had missed before. One evening Rudy and I browsed and named the ones we knew and wondered at the incredible variety we couldn't name. Just for herbs we found lavender, mint, chives, oregano and rosemary, mixed in with shrubs and flowers.
Walking the neighborhood was also a joy since every yard, it seemed, was overflowing with flowers.
This is how our family enjoyed the Bertha House:
Sleeping. Eating.
Talking.
Making pancakes, bacon, eggs, and lots of pots of coffee in the big kitchen and eating together often! Thanks to little brother and family who showed up our first morning fully loaded with breakfast makings.
Playing cards, playing "Air Command", which Aunt Shari soundly lost to nephew Austin, telling ghost stories that featured the creepy basement and creaky stairs, sharing Cori's computer on the internet.
Reading.
Eating.
Playing the piano.
Sharing coffee and goodies from Stumptown Coffee down the street.
Singing.
Eating.
Taking walks in the neighborhood.
It's good to have a family you can move in with for a week and it's FUN!
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