If your thoughts about being at the beach in California are something out of the TV show “Baywatch”, you’ve clearly never been to the beach in California. At least nowhere north of Los Angeles. There’s a reason why.
Continue reading The (Real) California Coast
Earlier this spring, the Old Man and I went to a concert at a local theater. The band was Neil Young with Crazy Horse, the theater was a historic building from the late 1930s.
Continue reading They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To
I’m not talking about beautiful sunsets, stunning wildlife, or Abe Lincoln’s likeness in a potato chip. I’m talking inexplicable, logic defying phenomena that emotionally moves you to the core. I do.
Continue reading Do You Believe In Miracles?
How far back into your childhood can you remember something from? Real memories, not just recreations of stories you have heard from others. It’s tricky to know for sure, isn’t it?
Continue reading House Hunting, Part II
I have spotted my neighbor on many occasions scanning his perfect front lawn and plucking out any offending non-grass plants that dared set root. That’s not us.
Continue reading What’s in My Lawn? (Not Grass)
I just came home from a week long camping trip vacation. What was supposed to be a week long camping trip. What was supposed to be a vacation. Supposed to be.
Continue reading Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
The day starts off just fine. The skies are blue, the air is clear. Give it a few hours.
Continue reading Life in the Bowl
The old saying “time heals old wounds” is a pretty good description of how my feelings towards summer have changed. It’s still not my favorite season, but I’ve now made my peace with it.
No, I am not moving. Ever. It’s not my thing. However, for someone who has no plans of moving, I’ve been doing an awful lot of looking for houses.
Continue reading House Hunting, Part I
The little babies I posted about earlier aren’t really babies anymore! Birds grow so quickly, and I don’t think it will be very long before these “teenagers” will be booted out to make way for a fresh batch of new ones.
Continue reading They Grow So Fast!
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