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Had a lovely day with Annemarie today. She made breakfast sandwiches for us with her homemade bagels which were delicious. We went for a walk around the Lafayette reservoir. It wasn’t crowded and was great to amble around while we talked about our plans for the rest of her time here and when I come…

I found a copy of The Witch of Blackbird Pond in a little free library – it was one of my favorite books as a kid. I went out for a walk right before sunset on Halloween night so I could see all the kids in their Halloween costumes, though there were just as many…

Started the day having breakfast with Annemarie at Sherry’s Kitchen in Pleasant Hill. A great place that seemed very popular with the locals. My linguisa scramble was delicious and huge- I’ve got enough for breakfast tomorrow! On the way back to mom’s we stopped at a roadside attraction next to the freeway in Corte Madera…

One of my college roommates sent me this adorable handmade Halloween card-she is so creative, also makes amazing decorated cookies. Started the day with a hike in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near my mom’s house. I went on the Oakwood Meadow trail to the Oakwood Valley trail up (a lot of up!) to…

I’ve been keeping a secret that I can finally tell now. I had originally planned to head to New Zealand in late October to spend time with my daughter, Annemarie, but ended up delaying my trip until mid November because Annemarie decided to come to the US for a visit! I couldn’t say anything about…

Last night Mom and I watched Jeopardy and one of the answers was ‘What is an Eisenhower jacket?’ This prompted mom to tell me a story about a time during the war when her two older sisters were fighting over who got to wear an Eisenhower jacket. They only had one and both wanted to…

Foggy this morning, loving the cold, crisp fall weather. Fog burned off later so I was able to hang out my laundry, always a plus. Didn’t sleep well last night so I took a luxurious late morning nap. Decided to check out the SMART train which currently runs from Larkspur to Santa Rosa airport. I…

Walked out to Tennessee Valley beach this morning, it was a cold, clear day and the waves were huge, crashing loudly on the beach. It’s always so invigorating to spend time at the ocean. This afternoon I did some pet sitting for one of my sisters friends while my sister took her out to celebrate…

I got to spend a good part of today with Kieran. We met in Auburn and then drove over to the Foresthill bridge, a place I have not been before. It’s the tallest bridge in California, and one Vin Diesel famously drove off of in the movie xXx. We walked across it, hiked around it…

Met Emmy at the Richmond waterfront and had a nice long walk on a sunny but breezy morning. Afterwards we had lunch at Assemble, a great place with four different restaurants to choose from. The delicious tri-tip sandwiches we got were so huge we both had enough left over for dinner. Had a wonderful time…