Runaway Again...40º

Yesterday morning found Pam and I on the road again...She had an 11am haircut in LaGrande, with a friend of hers, who is working in a new Salon "Me Daza Salon."..It was a perfect day weather wise, fall colors making their show and freedom for us to do whatever we wanted...The appointment went well and we decided lunch would be next.

A fairly new renovation has been happening in LG, called  Market Square...We descended down a wide staircase, with steel railings, all surrounded by mirrors and brickwork...It is a labyrinthine of small shops and amazing workmanship at every turn...Thai Fresh Garden was our choice for lunch, we opted to split avocado spring rolls and Drunken Noodles...Loved the spring rolls but will try a different entree on our next visit...Soup and tea came with our lunch...After lunch we climbed a different staircase and continued wandering through the maze, stopping at La Bebe's bakery for a cheesecake to go.

Our next stop was Riverside Park where we found a sunny picnic table, with golden, green, red and yellow trees all around...Families gathered  for an afternoon outing and fun on the wooden play structure...P and I shared the cheesecake, saving half to take home to Herb.

One last stop was Grocery Outlet, where we chose gourds (turban squash) from a huge bin, for 99 cents each...Perfect for decorating and maybe even eating...As always we ended up in the chocolate aisle and in the guise of Halloween treats, we each had mini snickers in our bags, when we loaded our groceries.

Then we took the scenic route out of LaGrande heading for Elgin...The Summerville Tavern caught our eye and as neither of us had been there we stopped to check it out...Peanuts to shell were on every table and we leisurely sipped a small beer, ate peanuts and watched the locals, play pool, eat giant hamburgers (might have to go for lunch some day) and the bar stools were full of what we figured to be "regulars." Another runaway day, added to our memories...Hugs To All...OWAV:)