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2026.01.05.EDI-LON: So Long, Edinburgh!

Posted on January 5, 2026 by admin

Early mo’… in Edinburgh… Söderberg to go… smoked salmon sando 🙂 Blue skies… hard to say good bye… cancelled train… again… Green fields… birds… sheep… North Sea… golf course… clouds… iced river… and lake… snow… blizzard… snowbow… York… broken rail… … Continue reading →

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2026.01.04.Edinburgh: Delicious Sunday!

Posted on January 4, 2026 by admin

Full moon… blue skies… morning walk… Scott Monument… Norwegian Christmas Tree… Writers/ Museum… Diagon Alley… Tron Kirk Market… Roof Terrace… Pho… Nam… yum! Snow… hills… Burns Monument… Arthur’s SunSeat… St Andrews House… Balmoral… Noto! Bing bread… north sea crab… sashimi… … Continue reading →

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2026.01.03.Edinburgh: Surreal!

Posted on January 3, 2026 by admin

No farmers market… Söderberg treat… on the way to Dean Village! Water of Leith Walkway… to Gallery of Modern Art! Modern 1… Face to Face… Surreal!

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ART ITINERARIES: Manet & Morisot…

Posted on November 19, 2025 by admin

…Side by Side More Than a Muse: How Morisot Redefined Manet’s Art A wonderful Wednesday art filled dialogue… airy and hopeful… side by side…

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PLANT ITINERARIES: The Dawn Redwood

Posted on November 9, 2025 by admin

Dawn Redwood, Shui-Hsa, shuishan Sharing the Planet – UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Tom Killion Exhibition – UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

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BIRTHDAY GIFTS: Thymus ‘Fragrantissimus’ & Lewisia ‘Elise’

Posted on November 6, 2025 by admin

Thymus fragrantissimus ‘Orange scented’… spicy sweet orange scent… wow! 🙂 Lewisia cotyledon ‘Elise’… Fleuroselect Gold Medal… beauty!

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DAY TRIP: Botanical Berkeley

Posted on November 2, 2025 by admin

California Treescapes… at UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley… Journey to Hokusai… Sharing the Planet…

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MUSICAL ITINERARIES: Cal Performances

Posted on October 19, 2025 by admin

Philharmonia Orchestra Encore….

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MOVIE NIGHT: Bottle Shock

Posted on September 25, 2025 by admin

A nice wine surprise… 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Bottle Shock (2008) Bottle Shock: Fact vs. Fiction That Revolutionary May Day in 1976 When California …

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PLANT.ITINERARIES: Farm.Native.Nursery.Orchard

Posted on September 10, 2025 by admin

Farm Forward… fall hours… will try again, looks great! Andy’s Orchard… delicious! Capitol Nursery… herbs & natives:

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