We explored Portland on Saturday. It was a pretty blue-sky November day, crisp but not cold, and many people were in the Old Port.

There are many fine galleries and artisans shops in the Old Port, and it soon became clear that Lorna didn't need me tapping my foot by the door. Fortunately refuge was available right down Exchange Street at The Thirsty Pig. Despite the fact that we had recently had lunch at Becky's Diner*. I could not resist trying their own house-made sausages and it was Maine Beer Week.

I selected an Alewife Ale from the Run of the Mill microbrewery in nearby Saco, ME. On the advice of their sausagemeister, I  enjoyed a Lithuanian-style kielbasa made with parsley and ale in the mix, and then served with Morse's Sauerkraut and my favorite Maine Mustard Pickles. It was delicious. Now I have to find reasons to have lunch in Portland again, but that won't be difficult!

*NSFW Warning: The Becky's Diner website plays annoying seagull-and-surf sounds.