The wedding went off wonderfully, Kieran and Kourtney were both really happy and enjoyed themselves immensely, as did everyone else in attendance. It was a beautiful celebration of family and friends. Since the wedding wasn’t until 5 PM and I wasn’t needed there for photos until mid afternoon, I made plans to go for a…

The big day has almost arrived! Kieran and Kourtney have been planning for their wedding for over a year. As is often the case, stress levels increased in the weeks leading up to the wedding and in particular the few days before when there were lots of last-minute errands and decisions to make. It didn’t…

I can’t seem to get back into the rhythm of regular posting. I’ve been busy with work and making progress on my Gap year guide and I think all of that time in front of the computer makes it harder for me to want to sit down and put together a post of what I’ve…

What I’ve been up to this week: It’s been a busy week at work putting together grant applications, doing training for Department of Justice livescan administration, setting up phone apps, working on financials for taxes. I’ve also been making a bit of progress on my Gap Year guide, sorting the many pages I have written…

I got to enjoy another adventure with one of my sisters. This time it was with Christina camping at Lake Siskiyou, aka Lake Sis. I had never been there before, I’m sure if we had known about it when the kids were little, we would have spent a lot of time there. It is a…

Highlights of my Labor Day weekend:  Going for walks in the neighborhood and seeing lots of beautiful nature.  Getting my haircut, way past due! Incredible uncolorful and dramatic artwork at the Bedford Gallery. There was even a gorgeous piece from New Zealand! Going to see the Two Gentlemen of Verona put on by SF Free Shakespeare in…

I just spent a wonderful three days with my sister Lori in Rio Del Mar. We started with a stop at Filoli, where there was an exhibit of six trolls by Danish artist Thomas Dambo. I have been fascinated with the trolls that he has built all over the world from the time I encountered…

Time to catch up on my posting since I returned from Sweden. The flights back were relatively uneventful, though because of delays in leaving or getting to the gate I ended up having to rush to get through customs in both Amsterdam and Seattle and then rush to get to my gates. In Amsterdam we…

On my last day in Sweden I decided to take the ferry back to the southern archipelago as I wanted more time to look around Styrsö in particular. Near where I was staying there is a free 5 minute ferry to Stenpiren where the ferry leaves to go directly to the southern archipelago once each…

My original plan for today was to take the train to Malmö at the southern end of Sweden. Because of delay issues on an earlier train I had a credit for a free trip. Unfortunately the train was first delayed then after an hour it was finally canceled because of electrical issues on the line.…