Monthly Archives: May 2013

MONTALVO: Final Fridays

We finally made it to the Final Friday in May 🙂 We were very curious to see the outcome of the Dwellings project and enjoyed building a few more cardboard houses, discovered what Happiness is…, and even took a surprising … Continue reading

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deYoung: Girl with a Pearl Earring

I had a feeling that if we were so late to see the Dutch exhibit at the deYoung we better wait a bit more and vist its new home, at the Mauritshuis. Well, we will hopefully do that, because today … Continue reading

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BOOK: Kate on the Coast

There’s nothing like finding a book at the local library!

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SAN FRANCISCO: Asian Art Museum Day

The “Terracotta Warriors” exhibit has been on our wish list since we first heard about it, but somehow we didn’t make it at the Asian Museum in San Francisco until today. Since it was a free museum day and the … Continue reading

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SANTA CRUZ: Happy Mother’s Trail!

Wilder Ranch, just north of Santa Cruz, is beautiful anytime, but especially welcoming on Mother’s Day 🙂 Not only because of the spectacular scenery, but because of the wonderful people wishing us a Happy Mother’s Day! We’ll definitely come back … Continue reading

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SAN FRANCISCO: Heath Ceramics

We finally made it to Heath Ceramics! Or rather Heath Ceramics made it closer to us, with their new studio in San Francisco 🙂 There was an Open Studio on Mother’s Day weekend that I’m hoping to become a tradition … Continue reading

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Rent-a-Car: Different Airport Taxes

Avoiding airport rental markups

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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NORWAY: Family Movies

Magic Silver A small community of Blue Gnomes live deep in the mountains of Norway and are in charge of bringing daylight to earth each day. Their community possesses the Magic Silver that creates the magic hour of daylight. Magic … Continue reading

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