Welcome to Pendleton, Oregon. Please forgive the fuzzy quality of the photos. SOMEone :-/ forgot to bring her proper camera and had to settle for her humble cell phone.
There are some really tasty eateries in this town. Many invite you in with clever sidewalk advertising, such as this Betty Boop'er. I hasten to mention, however, that *we* drove into town and went directly to the GREAT PACIFIC for our lunch! Neglected to snap a picture of it, but here's a link to its website: http://www.greatpacific.com/ Think: old wood floor, vintage wood tables & chairs, and serving snappy sandwiches and salads and soup, with an upscale wine shoppe also.
A visit to this town famous on the rodeo circuit for its roundup always involves a visit to Hamley's western wear and gear store. If ever someplace could make me entertain notions of becoming a cowgirl, this place could do it. :-)
For this day's road trip, the four travelers were: Carla (on right side of photo) who lives in nearby community of Umatilla, Oregon and was our tour guide. Becky (in the middle of the photo) Maura (on the left), and Yours Truly--the three representing the Tri-Cities, WA contingent.
One unusual store is the Correction Connection. There one can buy clothing made by inmates of the Eastern Oregon Corrections Institution, part of a mandated program to create job skills for inmates incarcerated in the State of Oregon. Their brand: Prison Blues.
http://www.correctionconnectionprisonblues.com/
This trip turned out to be the time I purchased an item, as I had been tempted to do on other visits to Pendleton. Note the caption their slogan: Made on the Inside to be worn on the Outside!
Another noteworthy shopping stop is the Sunshine Gourmet Shoppe. There this grandmother simply *had* to get two cupcake containers, "super-handy" for two little boys to transport a cupcake on a picnic, home from a party, or even in a school lunch . . . if they even "take" their lunches to school nowadays. ;-)
AH! but I was not the only one to enjoy shopping Pendleton! We do go there for a specific purpose: antiques! Maura found--at something that apparently is now called a "living estate sale" . . . . a charming waist-high vintage cupboard (aka: a real fixer-upper). She also spotted and purchased an original scenic painting, which she quickly dubbed (and we all concurred must be an apt descriptor) as "California" art-deco. Yes, Dear Readers, I *will* email Ms.Maura and ask her to snap a couple of photos to append here.
As ever, thank you for joining us.
judith
