8-12-18

As we were looking for the Astoria Sunday Market we passed a typical period home where two deer grazed the dandelions.  Just had to share.

The Sunday Market is a lot like Portland's Saturday Market, full of art, crafts, handmade goods, foods, produce and junk.  It was lots of fun to visit.  The only bad thing was that, just like everywhere else this summer, the Market was infested with wasps.  Anywhere there was food was nearly unapproachable.  I've read that this is because of the drought we are experiencing.

Yes, we finally got to see the Museum of Whimsy.  This was our third try and they were finally open.  I posted about our disappointment on Facebook and they were very gracious and let us in without paying the fee.  However, the museum is misnamed.  It should be the Museum of Weird.  The picture above is of actual shoes for Chinese women from the days when they bound their feet.  This painful and barbaric custom supposedly made them more attractive to men.  The tinier the feet, the more beautiful the woman.  Never mind about walking.

See what I mean?

Back to the normal world, we saw this plaque about where Clark Gable began his career.  If you don't know who I am talking about, Google him.