First thing this morning I went for a walk and found myself at a local dog park which consisted of a grassy hilltop with stunning views. Later I picked up meat pies for dinner, pepper steak & cheese and steak & blue cheese, along with a sausage roll. I cannot wait to try them later…

It was not my typical Thanksgiving day this year. I started out the day listening to a podcast interview of Ross Gay where he talked about the importance of walking for creativity and observation. I can definitely identify with that, I find I come up with the best ideas and see so much more of…

This morning I made my own coffee, then chatted with Mary and Owen as they had breakfast. Mary invited me to her weekly women’s ukulele group practice tomorrow night-how cool!  I went for what I thought was going to be a short walk around the neighborhood, but got distracted when I saw a walking path.…

Windy Wellington is definitely living up to its name! This definitely brings back memories from when we lived here 28 years ago. Slept pretty well, but was wide awake at 4:30 in the morning. The coffee shops here don’t seem to open until 7:30, so I patiently waited, listening to the beautiful bird sounds –…

We got through our long 13 hour flight from San Francisco to Wellington. The flight was packed, but luckily we were able to sit next to each other and Annemarie had an aisle seat. I was very impressed with Air New Zealand’s creative and gorgeous safety video – it conveyed the beauty and culture of…

Challenging Wordle on Friday morning, but I managed to figure it out, I like starting my day with this little challenge. Spent the day getting ready for my trip – doing laundry, packing, taking out items that I didn’t need,  etc. Mom and I watched the latest Jeopardy Tournament of Champions final, it’s interesting that all…

It was my last morning on the mountain, had a long leisurely time sipping coffee and watching the sunrise again this morning. And it got me wondering what sunrises and sunsets will be like when I am in New Zealand, I don’t remember much about them when I lived there. I suppose in my early…

Watched the sunrise this morning, absolutely gorgeous! The sunrise took about an hour from the initial red dawn until the sun actually came up, it was an amazing site to watch the Bay Area wake up. I sat on the deck with a few of the other guests. Hummingbirds came out and treated us to…

Today I headed to Mount Tam for some hiking on the ridge trail and to overnight at the West Point Inn. I parked at Pantoll and hiked about 2.5 miles down the Matt Davis and Coastal trails, it was so clear I could see the Faralone Islands. I only saw one other person on the…

I got up early this morning to hike on part of the Ridge Trail nearby, and what a delight! Had the trail mostly to myself. Later Mom and I went for a walk and the neighborhood, her first longer walk since she had her knee surgery. We checked out some of the houses that have…