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SUMMER CELEBRATION: Asilomar

Posted on July 4, 2025 by admin

We love Asilomar… been there many times… first for our anniversary in April… for the Thanksgiving special at Julia’s… for friendly gatherings on Labor Day… and summer in August… Big Sur… Salinas… but never on July 4th… it’s a summer … Continue reading →

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DAY TRIP: Sweet Mission

Posted on July 2, 2025 by admin

Short chilly day trip… starting at Heath… lunch at Tartine Manufactory… mushroom soup, sandwiches, apricot galette… Dandelion Chocolate… hot chocolate tasting… for a cold day… Baklava Story… absolutely perfect!

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MOVIE NIGHT: Roma

Posted on June 25, 2025 by admin

A year in the life of a upper-middle-class family’s maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

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PLANTINERARIES: Aroma & Color

Posted on June 24, 2025 by admin

Hyssop… the secret ingredient in Za’atar? California fuchsia… orange carpet!

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MOVIE THEATRE: The Phoenician Scheme

Posted on June 21, 2025 by admin

Myself, I feel very safe. Filming took place at Babelsberg Studio in Germany.

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DAY TRIP: Aptos

Posted on June 19, 2025 by admin

Seascape… peacefully relaxing… Mentone… happily delicious… Lemon curd… a bit sweet, and tart, and salty… creamy and crunchy… to be repeated!

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MOVIE NIGHT: Sing Street

Posted on June 16, 2025 by admin

Sing Street (2016)

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CITINERARIES: Sacramento.Tahoe.Davis…

Posted on June 15, 2025 by admin

… to be continued 🙂 Sacramento… graduation… Zocalo! Tahoe… Olympic Valley… Shirley Canyon! Davis… UC Bakery… Taffach… Arboretum!

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MOVIE NIGHT: Café Society

Posted on June 8, 2025 by admin

IT is a rom com… or is it?

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TOMATO.ITINERARY: Japanese Black Trifele

Posted on May 15, 2025 by admin

(Indeterminate) [Russian heirloom] Unusual pear- shaped 4-6 oz fruits, deep burgundy colored with green shoulders and a rich, complex flavor. Very productive, bearing early through late in the season. Crack-resistant fruits. Potato-leaf foliage. Purple & Black Tomatoes

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