Category Archives: .US

DAY TRIP: San Francisco Historic Districts

Posted on July 19, 2025 by admin
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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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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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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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ANNIVERSARY: Musical Gifts

Posted on April 5, 2025 by admin

Joshua Bell, violinPeter Dugan, pianoMondavi Center . pdf Music to the ears… summer time… celebration at Taffach 🙂

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ART ITINERARIES: Accent Elimination

Posted on February 6, 2025 by admin

Cantor Art Museum… Accent Elimination… Nina Katchadourian

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ART ITINERARIES: Mary Cassatt

Posted on December 31, 2024 by admin

Mary Cassatt at Work… at the Legion of Honor

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08.16.FRA-SFO: Good Bye, Germany!

Posted on August 16, 2024 by admin

Early morning in Heidelberg… almost sunrise on Neckar… Zeit für Brot… Zimtschnecke… Plum Zimtschnecke… Kardamomknopf… Good Bye Autobahn… it was fun… looks like we finally drove on the first autobahn section from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt… Europcar return was … Continue reading →

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[00.Tue]06.25.SFO

Posted on June 25, 2024 by admin

Today is the day… off to great places… with a bit of delay… the Condor flight went smooth after that… we forgot to bring snacks… quiches & croissants are 40$… the flight meal is not a delight… German movies are good… … Continue reading →

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