On January 12, 2011, my grandma passed away. Jeanne Marie Cooper was born February 14, 1922, in Waukon, Iowa. She attended St. Francis School of Nursing and Loyola University and received her RN in 1943. She enlisted as a registered nurse in the US Army in 1944 and was assigned to the 166th Field Hospital […]
okay…so, we left the tour (it was over, we had to) and made our way to a nail salon (K and A are good that way…and, if you saw my nails in the last post, you know how neglected they were). after some primping and whatnot, we headed to our dinner reservation…at Casa Naranja, a […]
I never knew there was so much food in Portland! I want to know what name they submitted in the contest!
There IS, whimzie…and I ATE ALL OF IT.
It's possible there isn't any left.
Portland's restaurant (according to Nan the Tour Guide) explosion happened about fifteen to twenty years ago (using natural and organic food-since their city structure with farms just outside the city limits lends itself to uberfreshness).
As for the contest names…I'm not sure I can say until the contest is over. I'll definitely keep you posted…they had to choose a name (for a white wine with peachy overtones) and write a description on the back label. Their entries were goooood.
one week ago today, i was in portland… well, actually we got there a week ago yesterday. my girlfriend, A., and i flew in to portland to visit her sister (K.) and her husband (J.) on a friday…and after a quick tour of K’s house (and a glass of wine), we decided to take in […]
Oh my yum! That sounds like the best tour EVER!! I'm drooling at the pictures. Glad you got to do this; looks like fun!
it WAS fun…and i was nervous about it (not about going–anything with those two girls would be fun–but about being so out of my element since i do not cook).
How lucky to have had Nan Devlin as a walking tour guide! She knows just about everything about Portland.
Karen - What wonderful pictures of your grandparents’ life! I love the SAS shoes – my mom had a few pairs of those,too! RN’s love comfortable shoes!
Rebecca - Beautifully honoring your grandmother. Great work.
admin - @Karen – she wore those shoes everywhere (and had several colors)…between being a nurse and breaking her back in WWII, they definitely were a necessity!
Cap'n W - She was a lovely woman and has a talented and wonderful granddaughter. I love the picture of her and Gracie.
paige - Monica, those photos are perfect.