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DAY TRIP: San Francisco Historic Districts

Posted on July 19, 2025 by admin
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MOVIE NIGHT: I’m Still Here

Posted on July 18, 2025 by admin

I’m Still Here review – wrenching true-life saga of a Brazilian family torn apart by military rule

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MOVIE NIGHT: Freud’s Last Session

Posted on July 17, 2025 by admin

Freudian trip: psychoanalyst’s London home recreated in Dublin for major film Freud’s Last Session: Finding the Other in the Question of God Film Screening: Freud’s Last Session in Freud’s Last Home

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PLANTINERARIES: Greens, Herbs & Pots

Posted on July 15, 2025 by admin

a cross between camphor basil and dark opal basil… one of a few types of basil that are perennial…. yay! African Blue Basil: A Pollinator Favorite another hyssop… you know, for the polinators 🙂 for better luck than cilantro… in the shady experimental … Continue reading →

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EDINBURGH: Dept.Q

Posted on July 10, 2025 by admin

Dept.Q (2025) Department Q is a British crime thriller series, and an adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s novels. The series follows Carl Morck (played by Matthew Goode), a brilliant yet emotionally scarred detective in Edinburgh. After a traumatic incident leaves his … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Father Who Moves Mountains

Posted on July 6, 2025 by admin

Tata mută munții (The father who moves mountains)

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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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