Despite there being only two of us this Memorial Day weekend, we felt glorious, convinced that this was a picture perfect morning to be bicycling along the Willamette towards Johns Landing.  Bubbling with how beautiful Portland looked, we just about burst into song with Oh What a Beautiful Morning!

Our understanding is that the owners of Coffee Division started roasting for their own coffee shop, then made their beans available for retail sale under the Five Points Coffee Roasters brand, and then opened up shops in Johns Landing and Capital Highway.   The Johns Landing shop is a testament to what a crafts person can do with recycled wood and salvaged materials to create an attractive modern space .  It feels light, airy, comfortable, and welcoming, even without the homey atmosphere of older sites.  We can imagine that at busy times, it might feel cramped and not ideal for hanging out, but today there were few customers.

In addition to blabbering on how stimulated and fortunate we felt to be able to bicycle in PDX, we: Reported on the latest plays we’ve attended – high marks for the Importance of Being Earnest, the Language Archives, and Oye Oya; Raves also for the wildflowers on Dog Mountain, but you have to get there early or late in the day order to get a parking spot; Compared practices for overactive bladders: H has given up on saw palmetto and now trying 2 teaspoons of raisins before bed; and Compared alternative summer backpack plans now that the Sierras and other western ranges are still snowed in.

0315 SW Dakota             http://www.fivepointscoffeeroasters.com