Cambria Christmas Market and Lights

Cambria Christmas Market and Lights

Once again Nancy and I found ourselves changing plans at the last minute; well  about a month away from departure (Cabo). Our Christmas vacation usually means travel – no really close family and those that we would want to visit live in the cold snowy Midwest...
Quick trip up north

Quick trip up north

After two years of Covid madness when NO one was visiting anyone remote and the a couple of busy years I finally decided that it was about time to go visit my daughter and my two grandsons- a quick flight, a town car to the ferry and a quick ferry ride to the island...
A quick getaway – Palm Desert

A quick getaway – Palm Desert

We hadn’t really gone anywhere for our 25th anniversary- So fate intervened and when we were offered a deal at the Westin Desert Willow – we jumped on it What comes to mind when you think of Palm Desert – lots of great restaurants, the desert heat, lots of...
25th Anniversary

25th Anniversary

Last night Nancy and I went out for our 25th Anniversary – the choice of where to go was not a hard one – The “Vintage Press” in Visalia is a great place for a meal that you will never find disappointing – David, the Owner, is Meticulous about the service and sources...
Family Visit surprise

Family Visit surprise

I knew my Sister Vicky and her Husband Henry were traveling down from Portland to Crater Lake and then through California to visit Their Children and Grandkids. I guess I assumed that they would head over to the coast and head south and we would hear about their trip...