On our last day in LA, we checked out of the hotel and took the metro downtown again. We had breakfast at the 5 cent diner. Then went to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, home of the LA Philharmonic. It was designed by Frank Gehry, and you may notice a…

We drove into LA in the afternoon and settled into our hotel in West Hollywood. Liam decided to stay in and have a nap and John, Miles and I took the metro downtown to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. LA is such a driving town, we heard that nobody takes public…

San Luis Obispo is a really nice town, and we had a bit of a walk around the downtown after dinner. No photos but some highlights were a nightclub called The Library (what? shhhh!) and an alleyway that was completely covered with chewing gum on the walls. Also there was…

After breakfast we drove a short distance to the Pfeiffer Beach. A small and winding 2-mile long road connects State Route 1 to the beach, but we were told the parking at the bottom was full so we would have to walk down. So we did and enjoyed watching the…

On our third day, we drove from Monterey to San Luis Obispo, taking in the full north to south stretch of the Big Sur region. Our server at a fun tiki restaurant in Monterey recommended we get up early and drive to Deetjens in Big Sur for breakfast, and that was…

After breakfast at our hotel in Mill Valley, we drove south across the Golden Gate Bridge and south toward Monterey. We drove along the coast as much as possible and had a lunch stop in Santa Cruz. Here are Liam and Miles along the way. The breeze was cool in northern…

I think most readers are aware that we were on vacation in California recently. Thought you might like to see some of the sights! We flew in to San Francisco with the goal of driving along State Route 1 along the Pacific coast south to Los Angeles, stopping at various…

Our tomato plants have needed some attention for the last few weeks, so I decided to make them priority number one this weekend. Of course I had to have a talk with these guys first to reassure them that I love them very much, but the tomatoes simply needed me…

The annual Tour de Fat bike festival was held today in Palmer Square, which is a short bike ride from our house. We went to check out the always festive and wacky scene, and it did not disappoint! The circle of crazy bikes is always fun. I stayed out of…

We’ve had so much rain this summer I haven’t been riding my bike to work. I learned last summer that getting caught in the rain on a 14-mile trip is a drag so I’m pretty careful about watching the forecast! This week was really lovely though and I rode to…