Month: May 2013

Bravo Lake

I have to admit that I’m mad about Bravo Lake. It takes up about 1/4 of the area labeled on a map as Woodlake, and you can’t stand on a […]

Hobbies

Speaking of Bird Eggs

Today I am my own guest bloggers. I got the idea from Cathy, better known as ShareChair, who reposted some of her earliest posts. I posted this one year ago, one […]

Hobbies

A Word A Week Challenge: Angle

I was inspired by a new blogger friend, Bambang (Bams) Triwoko, to create a post for this Word a Week Challenge: Angle. I don’t know whether I can put a […]

Travel

Branding

In my neck of the woods, cattle get branded, but I’ve been DOING Twitter, and reading about branding. Apparently, if I want to my blog to take off and really […]

Travel

Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background

Michael Pick would like me to do something different in the background – me, not the scenery. No wonder they call it a challenge. People/objects we know and love, or […]

Travel

Book Reviews: Susan Hunter Mysteries

I love a good mystery, and these Eastern/Midwestern setting, Susan Hunter mysteries are all fun and “easy breezy” reading. I’m writing one post about several of these books for several […]

Personal Stories

Investing Before and During Retirement

Today I thought I would write about investing for retirement. I didn’t invest by doing anything difficult or brilliant, but I am pleased with my outcome at this point. When […]

Photo Challenges

Wild Weekly Photo Challenge: #32 The Beach

Visited by thousands of readers in more than 155 countries around the world, LetsBeWild.com is all about getting people outside – the great outdoors is where it’s at when it […]

Travel

Alfred Hitchcock In SF

As I begin to compose this post, I am listening to the stories about the tornadoes in Oklahoma, and I’m so sorry for those of you who are dealing with […]

Personal Stories

WP Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

Have you ever wanted to escape from your past? From the faults and character qualities of your family that you didn’t like or admire? We always sort of disowned my […]

Travel

Like, Free Speech?

I don’t usually write about news or controversial articles on my blog, but I can’t resist this one. I just read an online article “Is Liking Something On Facebook An […]

Book Reviews

Soul’s Child, the 2012 award-winning spell binder by Dianne Gray, unearthed and explored a love/hate relationship between co-dependent father and daughter after the accident in which Aurora Jones’ mother and […]

Hobbies

San Francisco Walking Tour

Sixty-seven percent of you wanted to read more about the walking tours we took. (that’s about 4 of you!) Walking tours in San Francisco are free, ours were both well […]

Travel

Norton I, Emperor of the United States…

Joshua Abraham Norton came from England to the United States, and like thousands of others rushed to California to enlarge his already hefty fortune of $40,000. After amassing up to […]

Travel

WordPress Photo Challenge: Pattern

As Sarah Rosso says, “Patterns are everywhere. Patterns are sometimes intentional and sometimes accidental. They can be decorative or merely a result of repetition, and often patterns can be in the […]

Travel

The Eyes Have It

Who’s eyes are these anyway? If you know, you are a better authority on who’s who in San Francisco than I am. I’ll post a little more of his face, […]

Travel

Happy Mother’s Day

Today would have been my mom’s 87th birthday. Every so often her birthday fell on Mother’s Day, and this is one of them. She lived to be the ripe old […]

Travel

Well Maintained

On one of my first dates with my husband Vince, he thought he was complimenting me when he told me that I was “sure well-maintained for my age,” (barely 43 […]

Travel

My First Yoga Class

This weekend after my meeting in Los Angeles, and my dentist’s appointment in Brentwood, I spent a couple of days with my friend, Elane Geller. Elane is amazing. At age […]

Hobbies

The Paso Place to Go

A few weeks ago we had lunch with our friends Spencer and Margaret in Paso Robles, CA. Paso has the best of both worlds. You have just exited the most […]

Travel

Chocolate Lovers Rejoice

Here is a nice reflection on the sweetness of life. Mary and I had to make difficult choices at Reimer’s Candy Shop in Three Rivers, CA. This is a favorite […]

Book Reviews