Lots of local hikes, mostly food at home, connecting with friends, a few estate sales, and a little sewing. This was February. We hiked every weekend day it didn’t rain. We roamed around the local Whittier Hills, Chino Hills, Buena Park, and Fullerton. These are the best lemon bars (recipe courtesy T.C.). Two estate saleContinue reading “February”
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San Clemente Beach Camping
We spent a short, but a sweet two nights camping in San Clemente. It was chilly, windy and a bit rainy, but we kept moving, had good fires and a well-working camper heater. All was good! Camping for us frequently involves eating out. This night we chose the Fisherman’s Bar and Grill. We shared aContinue reading “San Clemente Beach Camping”
Around Here Recently
Rain – lots in January. But still lots of roaming in cool spots. This is Creek Park in La Mirada. This is Long Beach. This is China Town. This is Echo Park. This is Rancho Palos Verdes (on a post rain, most spectacular day ever). This is the San Gabriel Mountains on a cold, snowyContinue reading “Around Here Recently”
Christmas 2022!
This was a far more “normal” Christmas than ’20 or ’21. We had our Stark Family party, indoors (!), and we had family and friends at our house for Christmas dinner. We received several lovely gifts of homemade goodies and did some quantity food cooking. First, our backyard view on a pre-Christmas evening. Our newContinue reading “Christmas 2022!”
Pre-Christmas Trip to Las Vegas
We haven’t been to Las Vegas I don’t think since 2013 so when Chris suggested a few days there I was all for it. We spent three nights at the Aria Hotel (which we loved, except for the lack of a coffee maker in the room), roamed through many fancy hotels, drove out of theContinue reading “Pre-Christmas Trip to Las Vegas”
A Long Weekend in the Bay Area
I am just back from a few days visiting Jan and Mark in Nor Cal. I flew up Friday morning; back Monday morning and in between we were, as Jan says, “girls on the go”. I immediatley introduced Jan to my new pastime of estate sale shopping. We went to three (!) sales. Our onlyContinue reading “A Long Weekend in the Bay Area”
Around Here – November
We stayed close to home this past month. We took a few day trips, did some baking, celebrated Thanksgiving and spent time at home. It was a good month. We spent a couple of Sunday mornings roaming around DTLA. On this day we split an Egg Slut sandwich and hash browns at Grand Central MarketContinue reading “Around Here – November”
Eastern Sierra Camp Trip
Due to low temps we had to change our plans several times – each time for a lower elevation. We ended up in Bishop (down to about 4000 feet, from 10,000 feet) where it still got cold, but only about 30 degrees as compared with teens and 20s. And the wind! Thankfully it died downContinue reading “Eastern Sierra Camp Trip”