Fall in the NW

We anticipate this being one of the last sunny warmish days here in the NW before the rain sets in. So we headed out to Mt. Hood for a 4 mile hike, apple picking, and wine tasting. It was wonderful. Eric's friend, Milan also joined us as he needed to get out of his house and stop working every weekend. Minnie joined us as well and led the pack on the trail.


This was one of the clearings along the trail. I've really gotten my endurance back and strength back and am proud to say that Minnie and I outpaced Eric on the trail - and it was a hard one as well.



We got to do apple tastings as well as Heirloom Orchards had over 25 varieties of apples to choose from. I picked some tarter apples good for pies.

We ended it meeting back in Portland for some good Thai food.

Christmas Plans are Set

The flights are booked....Minnie is ready for her trip (sort of). We have ordered some winter gear that we will feature soon on the blog's fashion week to gear her up for cold weather.

Chair Progress

These pictures don't show the 4 days of sanding at various grits that Eric has been doing. He is slowly working the grooves down to a beautiful smoothness. I believe he is on the last round of sanding. He decided to leave some of the divots of the material to show its character. It is really a beautiful piece - considering it came from scrap wood from a construction site.



It is very light and airy, surprisingly. And with a coat of tongue oil or poly (depending if are feeling eco or not), it should be gorgeous. Eric says this one is way too labor intensive to be mass produced so he's going to try a bend ply one next on a mold.

I think we will most likely have to open a gallery space for all of Eric's chairs...

Winter is coming

And how do we know winter is coming....well Minnie has parked herself permanently over the heat registers. And brings all her toys there so it's convenient...you wouldn't want to have to get up and get cold when going for a toy.

My First Pie

So I took this pie class this weekend at Sur La Table and it was great. I learned how to make the crust from scratch and how to make savory and sweet pies and got lots of good tips and new recipes.

So I had to try it out. And this is my first pie from scratch (using no grocery store crust) and it is nectarine and blackberry. It wasn't as successful as I'd liked as the crust was a little dry...but it takes just as good - says Eric.

Chair Progress

This is a preview of the next chair in progress in the Day Furniture Studio. You are getting a sneak peak...count yourselves lucky. :)

Layering it up.



Almost done...lots of sanding to do...

Eric's New Chair

These are some pictures from the Day Chair Studio (also known as our garage). He is working on a strip built chair. These are the strips!


Beginning to layer them up.


Look for more soon!