Facebook can bring up the oddest things to throw you right back into your 20's with certain people you'd never see again otherwise. This time it was a guy I always called Surfer Joe. Something I started writing years ago was a story about my time in Santa Monica Canyon called "Canyon News." I worked … Continue reading Surfer Joe
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Leaving Istanbul & the flight
It's 4am here in California, wide awake. Just want to jot a few notes here about how safe I felt in Istanbul and Turkey in general. We were with our new family the rest of the trip, my DIL's parents, brother and friends. We never opened our wallet, they were so generous and sweet. Right … Continue reading Leaving Istanbul & the flight
Istanbul/Constantinople
A full day of touring Istanbul, mostly just getting to & from places for the tours. After breakfast, we headed via metro to the old city Mosques. It's about a mile just to get to the metro from here, my steps have been about 10-20k a day throughout this trip. I'll put the link to … Continue reading Istanbul/Constantinople
Now for Nice & Monte Carlo
Took a little bit of a tumble in Monaco, not so bad I couldn't make it back on the bus & trains to get back to our apartment. It might limit my water time here with the scrape. We got here by the bullet train from Paris, about 6 hours of spectacular scenery. Our apartment … Continue reading Now for Nice & Monte Carlo
Happy 84th Bday Dad
What a tough one, to call or not to call?? My dad has been a looming mental breakdown by me waiting to happen, always ahead of his time in the homeless department. What that means is that my whole adult life is staying a step ahead of him to keep him safe, protect my kids … Continue reading Happy 84th Bday Dad
Not a writing/photography summer
That's because of this kitchen, which will be done soon. Lots of family stuff, lots of back & forth to SoCal with camera in tow and no time for pics. It sometimes comes down to being in the moment or taking a picture of the moment and missing it. Can't remember the last time I … Continue reading Not a writing/photography summer
Almost done with kitchen
Or what I did with my summer vacation, besides keep leaving so I wouldn't have to face the daunting paint job. I have 2 more coats to go on the doors before I'm done. Picked out floors yesterday & still waiting on Lowes for the backsplash. They said installed in a week, it's been almost … Continue reading Almost done with kitchen
Just call me “Fernando”
What an interesting travel day, a first time for this one. To get to El Paso, it was your usual 2 flight trip with no delays. Got the window seats both times, short flights. From Phoenix to El Paso the woman in the middle seat not only took both arm rests (which she should, sucky … Continue reading Just call me “Fernando”
Chill’in @ SJC
On my way to El Paso to then hop in a rental car for Las Cruces, New Mexico. San Jose seemed to be the cheapest flight, not the smartest choice of airports from where I live. My H dropped me off way too early to avoid the nightmare commuter traffic down here. With hours to … Continue reading Chill’in @ SJC
Petrified of HS mini-reunion
With all this painting, Dr.'s appointments & general running around errands since I've been back I haven't had much time to write. This summer is flying by, just got a FB invite about a childhood friend going into town for a week planning a mini-girl reunion. Can't believe I'm on that list!! We were friends … Continue reading Petrified of HS mini-reunion