Category Archives: .CA

CELEBRATION: Napa Weekend

Posted on April 5, 2026 by admin

Anniversary… memories… exploration trip to Napa… Culinary Arts Museum! Sunday bfast at Under-Study… Avocado Kosho Toast, Toasted Sesame, Shaved Radish… Buttered Lobster Omelette, Garden Herbs… Cross-laminated Bow Croissants with Peach Marmalade and Elderflower Glaze… Hot Cross Buns with candied citrus, … Continue reading →

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HIKING: Black Mountain

Posted on January 19, 2026 by admin

Hidden Villa… California laurel… Creek Trail… Milk Maids… slugs… Warrior’s Plume… mushrooms… Black Mountain Trail… Manzanitas… Coyote Brush… blues… views… Happy Hiking!

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2026.01.08: LON-SFO…

Posted on January 8, 2026 by admin

Rain is coming to town… Good Bye London… NG House… Michelin House… South Kensington… mind the gap… Giraffe… food from around the world… Best British Food… bear gifts… Pret a… décoller… Moving pics… Monsieur Aznavour… Love Actually… The Naked Gun… … Continue reading →

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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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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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DAY TRIP: Yerba Buena Garden Festival

Posted on August 7, 2025 by admin

A day trip to cherish… Lady Bianca… a special day… Happy Birthday! AFROSOLO PRESENTS: LADY BIANCA & THE WEST COAST CARAVAN OF ALLSTARS Maison Nico… Transamerica Pyramid… an American dream… The Cube… Midnight March… Masaki Miki… Center for Architecture + … Continue reading →

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