boon's log 1608.06: Tulips, The 18" take away, and Cheesecake

the weekend past was one of the rare 71degF ones that we've seen so far. It was so warm that we could afford to just hang outside with shorts and T-shirts. THAT was six days before, though. Today, it was a different story... when we stepped out of the grocery store, it started to snow! Yup, I'm sure it was somewhere below the mid 30's. WHat ever happened to Spring?! I think it is going to be one of those times when we skipped the entire spring and moved from winter into summer...

Anyway, we took advantage of the excellent weather and visited the tulip farms nearby, which is supposedly to be a popular attraction - even for he locals - which was why we were jammed up for 2 whole hours just getting from the freeway into the tulip farms (on a normal day, it would have probably taken us 15 minutes).

Here are some photos...

Tulip Farm - notice the "lost" little Yellow Tulip?


Tulips as far as the eyes could see... (with Mt Hood at the background)


Farming - on our way to the Tulip Farms


Serenity - on our way to the Tulip Farms

Then, sometime in the week, IL and I were just too busy to cook, so we ordered out. And, man, I gotta tell ya, this pizza was huge! A whole 18" of pepperoni, cheese and flour. It took us a little > 2 meals just to finish that pizza-saurus. That's us catching up with the US-take-out culture! ;)


The 18" of Yum Yum

And finally... after >2 years of absence, my beloved pastry master chef (cheesecake dept.) has returned. And in celebrating her return, she has baked her famous blueberry cheesecake. How was the cheesecake? It's simply amazing... IL has not lost her touch at all. And I am sure I am gaining weight already.... :P


Blueberry Cheesecake

boon's log 1608.06 PM addition: How good was the cheesecake?


IL's Blueberry Cheesecake: Going... going...


Gone!

boon out...