A whole day and all I needed todo was drive 40 miles, so I opted to visit three old missions and spend the day sketching and praying. First stop was the famous San Juan Capistrano, I would love to see the swallows return but I fear it would be crowded, today it was full of…
Category: Been there – places
Travel – tear down the walls
Years ago we were staying at The Tower Hotel in London. As the name suggests it is next to The Tower of London, which is a Medieval Fortress that housed the Royal Armory and still houses the Crown Jewels of England. It was built for protection, a place for the Monarch to retreat and defend…
Sunriver, trying to remember how to ski
Day 3 in Sunriver, Oregon. Yesterday we went cross-country skiing at Swampy Lakes Sno-Park. When I was young (20’s) I gave up downhill skiing because the lines were too long, and I was either too hot or too cold: hot while skiing, cold on the lifts – not to mention that lift tickets were expensive….
Yes it does rain in Southern California
A cloudy day in Anaheim
Saturday morning tea, reflections on Sonoma – Part 1
Sonoma and Crater Lake, both beautiful, both potentially intoxicating, one in a not-so-good way the other most desirably good. We try to take one trip a year, yet we have not been there for three years so we enthusiastically anticipated this trip. First off – Sonoma and food. We visit Sonoma for great food and…
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