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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Ringing in the New Year at Rancho Russo Dear Family & Friends, Happy 2014! I hope you all realize how special you have made this holiday season. From the kickoff at Thanksgiving to the culmination of this morning it has been an amazing ride and I couldn’t have done it without you. I appreciate the … Continue reading
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All Good Things End
My favorite house on my block & no, it is not where I stayed As I have mentioned in previous posts, I love to check out the real estate in areas that I visit. The house pictured above was by far my favorite that I saw when I was walking through the neighborhood. We stayed … Continue reading
Breaking Bad
We finally got a day where the weather was decent and the water warm. The problem was there was a huge undertow and the current pushed you down the shore in moments. The jellyfish had departed so the gang was anxious to head back into the surf. The little ones stayed close to the shoreline … Continue reading
Peanut Butter Jelly(fish) Time!
We were wishing that the ocean would be a little warmer after the first 2 days had pretty frigid temperatures. On the third day we got our wish. Except we also got the jelly fish. Also known as gelatinous zooplankton, (yuk!) they are the oldest multiorgan animal on earth. Thousands of the disgusting little discs were … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Kim
Note Zachary in foreground photo bombing his Mom’s picture All we were trying to do was get a picture of Kim on her birthday under the cheesy home made banner Natalie, Don & I constructed. On our second attempt, Mike was the photo bomber. Mike the Bomber This is not atypical of Kim’s life. … Continue reading
Beachy Keen
Since we are old, we decided that we would try something different this year. We drove to Williamsburg and stayed the night. Careful consideration was given to Don’s back & my hips would not be in a happy state if we had to sit in traffic for 6 hrs as we snake our way down highway … Continue reading
The Aged of Aquarius
It turns out the hippies were right. Love, peace and understanding rules the world & a little wine makes it even better. (O.K. so it was a lot of wine. After purchasing our 2nd bottle at one vendor’s tent the saleswoman said, “See you in a little while.” Ouch! Then she added, “You know I’m … Continue reading
Star Spangled Encore
Kurt Thiele & I at Don’s 50th Birthday Bash We are blessed to have friends like The Thieles. They posses an adventurous spirit and a sense of wanderlust that mirrors our own. Plus, they have some adult toys. Not those kind, more specifically, they have a boat and a jet ski. So, when we were … Continue reading
I Hear The Rain A Comin’
While lying in my tent that first night and gazing up at the sky through the mesh roof I noticed that there were not many stars visible. Later on, I left the tent and could see that a significant amount of cloud cover had accumulated. No fear! We checked the long range forecast before we … Continue reading
Is That Banjo Music??
When we left off yesterday all my efforts to select the most perfect campsite ever were thwarted by our moving into the site adjacent to the only other campers in our area. The children immediately descended upon us (all 6 of them) and an 8 yr old boy approached Damian & inquired of him, “Izzat yo … Continue reading
