Summers in Portland are irresistible.
1 + 2 + 3. Bountiful fruits from the PSU Farmer’s Market & the Buckman Farmer’s Market. We bought every August Pacific Northwest fruit you can think of — a crate of peaches, cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and golden raspberries. It was glorious.
4. Sneaking into pools at the height of summer heat + promptly getting kicked out: mandatory summer activity.
5 + 6. The best scone I’ve ever had in my entire life has a buttery, nutty dough laced with dried coconut and seal salt and drenched in sticky raspberry jam. I discovered it at the Bipartisan Cafe, famed for their pie (we loved their cold marionberry too), but the scones are powerfully addictive.
7. Little Joni nestled in a golden sunbeam. I honestly can’t get enough of her afternoon nap lounging… indulge my zoom in below..







