Today we left Portland after the first three days of Sukkos and headed back to Jason and Carrie’s house in Banks. The big news was the arrival of M’s motorcycle. Some assembly was required:
I decided it would be best if I tested it first, just in case…. I’m not sure what:
M had a great time breaking in his new machine:
Another beautiful day in Banks:
Trish worked with Carrie and her daughter to finish painting the barn:
We said goodbye to Jason and Carrie’s kids before we left:
Once in Portland, we picked up our four species, which included a citron for me and for M:
Trish made a vase with Mod Podged leaves as well as plenty of dishes for the upcoming holiday:
B made some decorations. This is her cluster of grapes and a pomegranate:
We will be celebrating the first two days of Sukkos on Thursday and Friday, followed by Shabbos, so our next post will be on Sunday. Happy Sukkos from Portland, Oregon!
Trish helped Carrie and her daughter repaint their garage this morning:
We later drove down to a local pond to do a belated tashlich:
Trish was inspired by Jason and Carrie’s homestead, so for an afternoon activity we looked at nearby land for sale. This 7 acre hilltop parcel had views that went on forever:
We also stopped at a local farmer’s market:
Tomorrow we will head back into Portland for the Sukkos holiday.
Today was out first day of homeschool for the 2014-15 year:
I worked on diagnosing RV brake issues:
As I suspected, it turned out that the factory-installed grease seals had failed, allowing grease from the axle into the brake assembly, which of course reduced our braking power. Also, two of the three hub assemblies have faulty brake arms that don’t return to neutral position when the brakes are turned off. I’m replacing all three factory hub assemblies which the same more basic but reliable hub assembly that I installed when a wheel fell off in Alaska. For now, I cleaned out the grease, installed new grease seals, and put everything back together:
Trish tried making homemade Tootsie Rolls. We all agreed they were amazing in their badness, but they were pretty:
Trish wound down tonight with an art project:
This morning, the Daf Yomi completed tractate Chagigah, so the group in Portland that learns Day Yomi (which includes me when we’re in town) made a siyum for not only Chagigah, but the entire Seder Moed. Chagigah is the last of the twelve tractates that make up Seder Moed.
It was exciting to share this simcha with the community:
After the siyum, we carefully backed out of the Chabad of Oregon’s parking lot (one of the more challenging maneuvers we’ve done on this trip) and drove West to head back to Jason and Carrie’s place near Banks, stopping along the way to purchase groceries and homeschooling supplies. It’s nice to be back in the country again! We plan to be here through Wednesday, at which point we will head back to Portland for Sukkos.
We are very excited to be starting our 2014-15 homeschooling year tomorrow! We’ve added chemistry and geography to our mix of subjects. Stay tuned!
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