After stopping by my mom’s shop – This Old Thing? – and scoring a snazzy vintage Sarah Coventry belt and a mid-century modern mini ice bucket for two – it was far too nice out to just settle in at home with Mad Men reruns on Netflix.

So Miek and I headed downtown in search of a patio, like many from Portland often do as soon as things thaw out. We settled on The Porthole. I worked on my tan and we made friends with the chubby pug at the neighboring table. Sometimes a girl just needs some seafood and an Allagash.

(more to come on This Old Thing?)