2. Late in the afternoon, the Deke and I drove out to south Eugene and visited Melissa, Chris, Helena, and Vivian. Chris fixed us each a perfectly mixed Richmond Gimlet and we had a splendid time together talking about a wide range of things, enjoying the sparkling intelligence of the children, and planning for when we'll see each other again.
3. The Deke and I stopped at Market of Choice to pick up gifts and to further build the supply of 22 oz. bottles of beer we are taking back to Kellogg for future round table sessions in the kitchen and elsewhere. I was especially happy to find bottles of Pelican Brewing's Five Fin pilsner because each purchase of the beer benefits the Salmon Superhighway project and my lifelong friend from Kellogg, Wednesday night host, Saturday lunch mate, and conservation and fishing enthusiast, Terry Turner, named the beer!
When the Deke and I walked into the Bier Stein the place was packed with a line at the counter almost going out the door, but we spotted openings at the horseshoe bar, our favorite place to sit, and grabbed a couple of seats and enjoyed a couple of 4.5 ounce pours of IPAs, first from Crux in Bend and then from Everybody's in White Salmon. The beer was delicious and the spacious confines of the Bier Stein vibrated with good cheer. We entered the joint knowing we were in for a quick visit, but it would have been easy to have another short pour or two more keep taking in all the sight and sounds of people enjoying themselves so much.
We returned to Herb and Francoise's house for a filet mignon dinner that was so delicious it nearly brought tears to my eyes.
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