Dear Liza,
This past Sunday, I got to visit the Portland Pride festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Specifically, I got to visit Auntie Katie at the Books with Pictures tent. Doesn’t she look great?
It was a record high of 95F, and everyone was wearing their summer rainbow clothes.
A lady let me take a picture of her rainbow tee shirt which showed off her huge snake and flower tattoo.
Katie’s tent had a just a small chunk of her inventory from the shop. As we visited, sales were great and everyone was so cheerful.
After I got Katie a cold drink (and had one myself), I wandered around a bit, pleased at the variety of goods and services being offered and all the businesses being represented. This young mom posed in front of the tent from University of Oregon, my old alma mater.
I even got to pet Caesar, the No-Drama llama, who we’ve seen at other events. Caesar is a therapy animal who visits hospitals and other places where a calming influence is needed. He’s soft and fluffy and very popular.
I was starting to feel the heat, and headed back to the bus stop. There seemed to be a continual parade going on, full of happy, proud, rainbow-dressed people. It was a good day.
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 