Category Archives: .US

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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MOVIE NIGHT: My Cousin Vinny…

Posted on April 6, 2024 by admin

… from 1992 🙂

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OAKLAND: No Mystery

Posted on February 11, 2024 by admin

Stanley Clarke’s Band… at Yoshi’s… first Yoshi’s show for us since November 2019!

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UC DAVIS: Rising Stars of Opera

Posted on February 4, 2024 by admin

Rising Stars of Opera features several singers from the acclaimed San Francisco Opera Center performing a wide range of great arias with full orchestral accompaniment from our own UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Barbara K. Jackson Rising Stars of Opera

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