I'm afraid I need to retract this recommendation. Heirloom Roses used to be a beautiful destination nursery but it closed to visitors during the pandemic and never reopened, it's all mail order/wholesale now. It had a gift shop, greenhouses, and of course, beautiful rose gardens. Kind of a shame.

One of the longtime vineyard managers in Yamhill County was detained by ICE yesterday. Your thoughts are the same as ours. We'll be in downtown Portland tomorrow letting the world know just what we think.

That's Heirloom Roses, a world-class rose nursery that specializes in virus-free, own-root (not grafted) roses, mostly vintage cultivars. An absolutely lovely place to stop and wander in, Rachael might enjoy it too.

I was really surprised to learn this, and thought about our relationship with Canada too. I wonder if there's a chance that they'll shut down this run at some point, or if tarrifs will affect it. They also export through Vancouver.

So Portland!

I can’t believe sometimes how much I learn from keeping up with this journal! I never kbew any of this.

“How much does the U.S. rely on Canada's potash? The U.S imports 90 per cent of the potash its farmers need annually and 85 per cent of it comes from Canada.“

So wouldn’t you think we would want to play nice with our closest neighbors?

Yep. We're very excited about this. It really wasn't a hard decision, once we discovered how long the wait for surgery would be.

Wow, somehow I missed this post! This plan sounds a lot better than just hanging around and waiting for surgery! Once again, a fantastic itinerary!

Oh, good. I was about to drop a line to see if you're back in town. We'll be in touch.

First, welcome home.

Secondly, your 25 mile marker is literally a stone's throw from my place. So if you ever need a pit stop while you’re out this way…

Anyway, glad to see your riding and I’m sure you’re pleased with your plan to head back to Europe. Hopefully we can connect for coffee before you leave.

Jonathan

Thanks for the show of support, Amber. It was good that we came home for more reasons than one but we're both counting down the days until we can head back again.

No moss growing on these stones, that’s for sure! Congrats on a solid plan between now and the knee surgery.

That would be a spectacular itinerary.

Sounds good.

Thanks, Eva. I did look at that as a place to check, but since then we found something that looks good to us: the Swans Hotel in Stains, about 6 miles away. It's a mix of hotel and pub right on the river and looks very nice. I think we're set.