Category Archives: .Bay_Area

Santa Cruz: Natural Bridges & Monarch Butterflies

Posted on October 19, 2013 by admin

A fall or winter visit to Natural Bridges is like an annual ritual to see the monarchs. Planned or unplanned, we somehow end up here almost every year. Some years have fewer monarchs, but this October was already bright with … Continue reading →

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NASA Ames: Go LADEE!

Posted on September 8, 2013 by admin

Today NASA Ames organized a wonderful science event starting in the afternoon and ending with the LADEE launch. LADEE (pronounced “laddie”) stands for Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, a robotic mission on its way to orbit the moon to … Continue reading →

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SAN FRANCISCO: Summer Itineraries 2013

Posted on July 9, 2013 by admin

EXPLORATORIUM Exploratorium@Pier15: Grand Opening New Exploratorium Showcases Maps and Views of San Francisco Bay Outdoor Gallery & Exploratorium FISHERMAN’S WARF Boudin Museum & Demonstration Bakery Musée Mécanique FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Online Park Fun GOLDEN GATE PARK California Academy … Continue reading →

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SFMOMA: On the Go

Posted on June 2, 2013 by admin

We bid farewell to our favorite museum this Sunday. SFMOMA was our favorite childhood museum, the minimods will definitely miss the kids museum tours and workshops! Looking forward to the grand re-opening in 2016 🙂

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MONTALVO: Final Fridays

Posted on May 31, 2013 by admin

We finally made it to the Final Friday in May 🙂 We were very curious to see the outcome of the Dwellings project and enjoyed building a few more cardboard houses, discovered what Happiness is…, and even took a surprising … Continue reading →

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deYoung: Girl with a Pearl Earring

Posted on May 26, 2013 by admin

I had a feeling that if we were so late to see the Dutch exhibit at the deYoung we better wait a bit more and vist its new home, at the Mauritshuis. Well, we will hopefully do that, because today … Continue reading →

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SAN FRANCISCO: Asian Art Museum Day

Posted on May 18, 2013 by admin

The “Terracotta Warriors” exhibit has been on our wish list since we first heard about it, but somehow we didn’t make it at the Asian Museum in San Francisco until today. Since it was a free museum day and the … Continue reading →

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SANTA CRUZ: Happy Mother’s Trail!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by admin

Wilder Ranch, just north of Santa Cruz, is beautiful anytime, but especially welcoming on Mother’s Day 🙂 Not only because of the spectacular scenery, but because of the wonderful people wishing us a Happy Mother’s Day! We’ll definitely come back … Continue reading →

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SAN FRANCISCO: Heath Ceramics

Posted on May 11, 2013 by admin

We finally made it to Heath Ceramics! Or rather Heath Ceramics made it closer to us, with their new studio in San Francisco 🙂 There was an Open Studio on Mother’s Day weekend that I’m hoping to become a tradition … Continue reading →

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DWELLINGS & SETTLEMENTS: A Visual Arts Workshop

Posted on April 6, 2013 by admin

A wonderful art workshop and a nice hike at Montalvo!

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