| :: July 2016 :: |
Live from inside of the Leonetti car. Baci surrounded and unable to lay down due to cat proximity. July 2016 |
| Wowzers, look at the colors of the ocean! |
The beautiful Portland Skyline I am so grateful to have been invited to attend an Unconscious Bias train the trainer session in Boise, Idaho and opportunistically delighted that I could pass through Portland before and after to visit Avalon and friends. I loved my visit! It was a whirlwind of restaurants and social engagements. Avalon was an excellent host, I love his Portland neighborhood, we ate and drank our way through Portland. July 2016 Loved catching up with Lisa after 15 years, wow! |
| An early, jet lagged (but I did sleep 7 hours - woohoo) morning run through Av's neighborhood to Tilikum Crossing. Portland has really changed. I love the huge new food culture, but was very sad to see so many homeless people. 23 July 2016 |
| After my inspirational visit with Rabbi Brian we headed to the beach with Kimi to stay her vacation home in Ocean Park, Washington. Cocktails & a view in Astoria, Oregon 22 June 2016 And we got to see Jake! I spent hours, as a kid, in Marsh's Free Museum. I was sad there were not any rubber bugs to be found. We did go on the bumper cars though! |
You can drive and have fires on the Long Beach Peninsula. Dangerous and weird, but when in Rome...we packed some snacks and Avalon salvaged drift wood to make us a raging fire. It was magical and no one ran us over. A beautiful and cloudless morning run. Still a dud beach - no shells, just crab carcasses and broken sand dollars. |
| The very best thing was spending time with Avalon in his new chosen country and city. He is happy, successful and having fun, he makes me laugh and he makes me proud. What more could a mom want. |
We rushed back from the beach and I was able to steal an hour with my sweet nephew before my next social engagement. Lee looks so much like my half brother and Zaven, it made me cry. 24 July 2016 |
And then rooftop cocktails with Scott & Michelle at Noble Rot. I love that they were our friends so many years ago, a crazy time spent hanging out at the Empire in Portland and I am happy that we survived and are still pals. 24 July 2016 |
How cool is it to just be walking around Portland with your kid and have him look up and say, "I designed that." My boy. I am so proud. |
A challenging but worth it facilitator training in Boise. Unconscious Bias. I am so thankful for the opportunity and that I could see several Boise based friends as well. Yay! Loved, loved, loved meeting my colleagues in person, vs virtual Skype calls. Ricardo & Kelsey at the Basque Festival. A huge Basque community in Boise. Who knew. 25-28 July 2016 Boise, Idaho |
Friday July 29th Catching up with Erin & Joanie |
Saturday July 30th Portland's 4T Trail, tram, trolley & train Ricki, Melissa and I added the 5th T by ending our tour with a stop at Henry's Tavern downtown |
A nice long run down to Noli and back to Spotorno where we relaxed, drank wine and enjoyed the views. 3 July 2016 |
| We are so fortunate to have a cool place to escape the Milan summer heat. Last summer the Serole house was being renovated, but this summer all the renovations are done and we have been enjoying almost every weekend there. Spending time in Serole is therapeutic for me. Taking long walks to visit Omar's tree, which is thriving, bbqing, hilly bike rides, long runs and if we are lucky fireflies. July 2016 |
| Sanremo July 2016 |