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Beautiful Yosemite

Beautiful Yosemite

There is nothing like a night of “car camping” to jump start a beautiful Yosemite vacation.  After finishing all of the baking, I was a little over zealous to get up to Yosemite, so we left before we confirmed that we could actually get into the house.  We arrived after midnight to discover that the … Continue reading »

A Wayfare Treat

A Wayfare Treat

I have been wanting to go to Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco since it opened. It was probably the article that I read about the fantastic fried chicken that started this dream. This dream persisted thru my husband going to several lunches and dinners there with business associates over the past several years. Looking for … Continue reading »

My Perfect San Francisco Day

My Perfect San Francisco Day

It can be said, “I left my heart in San Francisco,” but I found mine there when I met my husband 11 years ago at Pier 1. San Francisco is probably my favorite city in the U.S. I also love SF because I went to college there. Since I think I will have a new … Continue reading »

In Praise of Quiet

In Praise of Quiet

  Vacationing without an iPad?  We chose to do just that last year on both of our longer trips and I cannot say that we missed the thing one bit.  Sure it is nice to have access to games, email, internet, etc, but there is something to be said about quiet too.  A friend shared … Continue reading »

Sometimes You Just Need A….

Sometimes You Just Need A….

Meal out.   As we embarked on week 3 of the cleanse, we had reached a bit of a lull on Friday.  Both of us were craving just about everything, so we decided to venture out for lunch on Saturday as a treat.  We headed to downtown Palo Alto after a good workout at Equinox. … Continue reading »