This morning we woke up early to participate in the local California Coastal Clean Up day. In 2010, 1.2 million pounds of trash was removed. Number one item collected? Let’s just say I have a renewed dislike for smokers who don’t discard their butts & folks who don’t pick up after their dogs. Even though we …
Category Archives: Food
Scottish Games 2012
Unfortunately we arrived to late to photograph some of the strong man games, but we did manage to see some pretty cool birds of prey.
12 Years Old
Today marks our 12 year anniversary. The time went by so quickly and I can’t imagine life without Sandy. To celebrate, we had lunch at Michael Chiarello’s Bottega in Yountville.
Marica
Tonight we met Aunty Sachi & Uncle Russell at Marica in Oakland.
LA Adventures 2012
We spent the weekend in LA on a mixed family adventure. We visited Tawny’s neighborhood (Freda was in town) and had breakfast at the Alcove Cafe. Later that evening we met up my niece Bethany for her exposure to Filipino food via Gerry’s Grill. Sunday was Cuban brunch at Versailles in Manhattan Beach. A couple …
Lake Tahoe 2012
We had a great time in Lake Tahoe. The weekend started off with a killer breakfast by Jimi. Cheese omelets with a morel mushroom sauce, fruit, spicy sausage, biscuits … and I didn’t take a single photo. Jimi had to work so Amy took us on a hike to Winnemucca Lake with a stop over at Frog …
Chop Bar Bacon Bacon Brunch
We had brunch at the Chop Bar yesterday because I just had to try the Baconized Bloody Mary. We met Jim & Kelly who live right above, and so it was very convenient for them. Since there was bacon involved, I invited Chris & Tami. Of course everyone loved Noah.
Pano pickup
Nancy & Aaron came over to pick up their wedding pano which I had enlarged to a whopping 16 x 30. We also invited Teddy & Mojito Gurl so we made lunch.
Alameda County Fair 2012
The fair is in town! We looked at the schedule and had to check out the Alaskan Pig races. I also wanted to capture the fireworks display. On a dietary note, I can’t believe I ate a whole Smoked Turkey Leg.
Yosemite 2012
This past weekend we were invited to stay in a cabin just outside of Yosemite. Going to such a beautiful location means we split our priorities. Sandy worried about what shoes to wear and I pondered what camera gear to bring. Met some great new friends and saw some incredible sights. The last time I was here was …