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DAVIS: Happy Rainy Days!

Posted on January 14, 2023 by admin

Another rainy weekend… a long waited concert… comfort late lunch at Mikuni… downtown walk… Tiny Show at Pence Gallery… light at the end of the rain tunnel? Leclair: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 9, No. 3 Beethoven: Violin Sonata … Continue reading →

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Manzanitas

Posted on January 11, 2023 by admin

Little apples… Arctostaphylos… árktos means “bear”… staphulḗ a “bunch of grapes”… a genus comprising the manzanitas and bearberries… Bell shaped flowers… sinuous smooth branching… dramatic showy bark… wild beauties!

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RAIN TRIP: Davis

Posted on January 8, 2023 by admin

Between two storms… power outage… nature power… power to change?

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FILM ITINERARIES: Persepolis

Posted on January 6, 2023 by admin

On the wish watch list… for a long time… heartwarming when the suggestion comes from kids… and school!

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MUSEUM ITINERARIES: San Jose

Posted on January 6, 2023 by admin

Rain break… museum day… Brett Weston… San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles… delightful!

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WINTER TIME: Rain and Snow…

Posted on January 2, 2023 by admin

… take it slow… flooding… snow records… extreme weather… back home safe… travelling… thoughts…

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WINTER TIME: Snow Record

Posted on January 1, 2023 by admin

Snowing 7 inches per hour… the most snow ever recorded in 12 hour… snowed in… snow workout… fairy meadow… sledding…… snow moon… GBBO… festive edition… Neujahrskonzert 2023… Happy New Year!

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WINTER TIME: Silent Snow

Posted on December 31, 2022 by admin

Rain to snow… silent morning… pure beauty! Snow removal… snowmom time 🙂 Too much snow… power off… getting ready for a candlelight new year… power is back… crepes… Spanish affair… Christmas Lecture… Happy New Year!

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WINTER TIME: Rain Storm

Posted on December 30, 2022 by admin

We hoped for snow… rain came in first… pounding uninterruptedly… returning the skis… no charge for a rainy day… thank you Tahoe Dave! Reading in the rain… ’tis the gift to enjoy… acqua cotta… Agnolotti alla Piemontese… gougères 🙂 ‘Tis … Continue reading →

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WINTER TIME: Xcountry Cabin

Posted on December 29, 2022 by admin

A great vacation has at least one slow day… wake up on vacation time… breakfast together… Xcountry adventure… snow meadow… almost all for ourselves… except some happy dogs and people 🙂 Looking forward to the next local meadow day! Late … Continue reading →

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