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 If you've been peeking at my Instagram feed, you might know that I've been in Portland, Oregon this week. Pater had meetings here, and I accompanied him in anticipation of playing flâneuse -- and getting a jump on spring in a city 500 kilometres (315 miles) south of us.

Alas, no spring here yet, although perhaps the rain that has poured all week will usher it in. And at least we got out of Vancouver just before the snow fell there. . . .

We're packing up this morning, and hoping the roads will be clear for our drive home, but I thought I'd show you what I do when the weather keeps me indoors in a hotel room. . .

First of all, note that I came well-supplied for this weather siege:

I packed knitting (two projects: a hat, almost finished now, and socks, just begun), a bag of pencils, markers, eraser, pencil sharpener, glue stick. . . and my trusty mini-palette of watercolours, plus a water pen.
I brought several sketchbooks and notebooks. Packed that big art book I talked about last post along with the travel journals I referred to there. My MacBook, my iPad Mini. . .
Oh, and I even packed our little Jawbone Jambox (mini-speaker that Bluetooths to the Spotify on my iPhone)

We're trying to get out of here by a reasonable time this morning, and I'm not quite packed yet, so I won't transcribe notes until later -- and then only if a few of you request that. . . .

The page below isn't finished yet. . . .

but I thought you'd like to know that I brought along the kettle I talked about in this post -- bought last year in Portland when I was frustrated at not being able to make up my cuppa in the morning and afternoon -- now that post generated quite a conversation!

I did make sure to get out and walk a few times each day -- and had my umbrella turned inside out by the wind far too often! Refuge was taken, and I even sketched on site (prolonging the refuge before having to brave the wind and rain to wend my way back to the hotel). . .

 I wasn't always sketching -- I found spots for lunch, went for dinner with Pater -- last night we even went to a club for some live jazz/blues!
I got to Powell's books  and added to my TBR list. . .
Read the very good book I'd brought with me (Anna Burns' Man Booker prize-winning Milkman), knit most of the hat I began the morning we left, watched three or four episodes of Frankie and Grace. . . . wrote Tuesday's blogpost and did some work on my second draft. . .

And still had time for one more sketch. Yes, the effrontery! I decided I had to follow Tuesday's post with an attempt to capture the Modigliani painting referred to there, his Jeune Femme Assise au Corsage Bleu.  And I know that "a poor worker always blames her tools," but this paper is really not meant to take much watercolour, and the waterbrush doesn't offer much finesse against its not-at-all-toothy surface. . .

Moving right along,

here I am, getting ready to leave the room . . . I've found yet another way to wear That Sweater. I'd forgotten about this J Crew silk blouse until I found it tucked under a jacket on a hanger in my closet. Hadn't missed it much because I don't like the way it buttons (there's a tendency to gape in awkward spots). This is such a comfortable get-up, thanks to those wide-legged, high-waisted, cropped pants (Aritzia) being knit -- so kind to my tummy ;-)

And now I really must pack. Chat soon. Happy weekend and all. . . .let me know if you'd like transcriptions of my journal scrawls.  Let me know, also, if you're so inclined, whether you ever pack a similar arsenal when you travel. . . or am I the only one?

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