Category Archives: .CA

DAY TRIP: San Francisco Historic Districts

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SUMMER CELEBRATION: Asilomar

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

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

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

(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

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

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ART ITINERARIES: Accent Elimination

Cantor Art Museum… Accent Elimination… Nina Katchadourian

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ART ITINERARIES: Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt at Work… at the Legion of Honor

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08.16.FRA-SFO: Good Bye, Germany!

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

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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