BIG Portland Day (Thursday)

I squeezed in a ton of stops in Portland, it was a busy, great day! 

First stop....Hippo Hardware....

They have these great pillars outside...

This is a fun place to shop!  They have a ton of stuff and it is just packed in there, but very, very organized. 

It doesn't look like that big of a shop when you first step in, but as you start exploring you find that there are different levels and rooms off of rooms.  It was a really fun stop.

Next stop.....

This is a great place too, but I've always felt like it was more expensive than the other places in town.  If you need a specific part to refurbish an antique though....they will have it. 

They had a great sink...but it was too small...

One nice thing about Rejuvinations is that they have a yummy coffee/sandwich place inside!

Too bad I wasn't hungry yet!

The next stop was only about a block away....

This place mixes new, antique and reproduction items in a very tastful and artistic way...



They have a wide selection of really nice, clean items at slightly high but reasonable prices.

The next stop was the sketchiest stop of my entire trip.  I wasn't REALLY worried because it was broad daylight....

It was way back under the bridges, and had bums outside......

There were piles of stuff outside....

And piles of stuff inside...

I think this place is more for the housebuilder on a budget than it is for an antique hound....but you never know..when you are on a mission for something you have to check EVERY place because you never know where it might show up.

Then I found this place....

It is kind of the same type of place, but had a WIDE selection of some really good things....

Look at these guys digging through all the pvc fittings for the one that's "just right"....

As I was heading to the next stop I happened to see this sign and remembered that "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" did an episode on these guys and they are supposed to have the best biscuit meals around, and since I was hungry I decided to stop in and check them out.

I was not disappointed.....

It was heaven on a biscuit and I ate every last bite.  People were there so I didn't lick the plate, but I wanted to.  That is a breaded and fried chicken breast under all that gravy and cheese.  If you are ever in the Portland area you really should stop in....it's just a tiny hole in the wall with limited seating, but so, so yummy!

By now I was tired of taking pictures and my Iphone was overheating and the battery was running low, but I perservered and carried on because Karen Cunningham said I had to take photos of every single place I visited so she could know where to go, so....I valiently charged on

Next stop....

Once I was inside I realized that I had been there before.  They have nice things, but their prices are really high and they don't have a really wide selection.

The next stop was an antique mall that I have visited many times in the past. 

They have lots of booths...

A wonderful showroom of antiques mixed with new items and plants and garden decor...

And a darling coffee/dessert counter....

The next stop wasn't quite as nice...

Almost all of their stuff was outside...

As I was walking around one of the owners said, "Watch your feet".  I figured she was talking about nails in boards and stuff like that, but no....this is what she was talking about...

Sheesh...thanks for the warning!  I was in flip-flops! 

This place was kind of a mess...

 I know this place is a mess, but it is just the type of place where you could find the type of sink I am looking for back in the weeds or something...but no such luck.   And, it was the last stop of the day!
Was I tired!