Adventure!

[learnteach]

Time in Jeannieland has reminded me to go out and have adventures. The most recent:



Vegas for International Elvis Wedding;
Washington DC for Smithsonian, family time and helping Rex;
Sonoma (Windsor) to see the gang, bake scones for Pony et al, play a little bridge. Drove back via 116, which had many beautiful scenes, the California Carnivore nursery, http://www.californiacarnivores.com/, an inspiring place for me. Saw Chris and Lisa's new home, a Storybook Cottage in the Berkeley Hills with some Craftsman touches, very very nice.
Went to the Pork Explosion at Xtal and Matt's. Oy! Lotta Pig!
After touring Filoli (finally) with Andrew's Birthday Caste, wandered down the coast road (Highway 1) to Santa Cruz to see Shakespeare Santa Cruz's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in the theater glen. Recommended; an interesting edit, cutting out the violent fight scene but echoing Puck's final words well. The physical acrobatics of the fairies was great but Philip was better as Puck, and I could really have done without the bad fairy bellydancing (my standards are warped, of course). Some excellent physical ribaldry in a subtle way, and of course the grove is always magical as long as you aren't freezing.

Wound mostly healed.

Need to go to the beach and cook; hit the boardwalk, do a moonlit steam train ride, make more pickles (but not deep fry them!), see the gang in Sonoma...so much to do! Go to Hearst Castle, get the bike fixed and ride, visit Conrad Good...

Comments

[thelbk.livejournal.com]

"do a moonlit steam train ride"
Do they really do that???

In your old neck of the woods...

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

http://www.roaringcamp.com/events.html

Re: In your old neck of the woods...

[thelbk.livejournal.com]

Sounds wonderful... but it looks like this Saturday is the last one for the season and that's the same night as the Broceliande concert in Mountain View... RATS.
Maybe next year.

Re: In your old neck of the woods...

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

The Barbeque ones are also moonlit.

Re: In your old neck of the woods...

[thelbk.livejournal.com]

(chuckle)
Mists Bardic and Crown... well at least we're not bored...
But you do know how to live life to the fullest!

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I need to tour Filoli some time.

[helblonde.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! Please visit!

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

You had me until "get the bike fixed and ride." Add "get health insurance" right before that.

strangely enough...

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

Charity from the hospital lasts for a year. :)

[redstorm.livejournal.com]

Yannow Gat and I live right by Windsor, you had to go past us. ;)
Who is "The Gang" up there?

Friends from out of town wine touring;

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

Including Jeannie (who creates Jeannieland), her Mom the Singin' J, Pony the Ozzie, Dave, and Stacia "Hold still while I drink all your red wine, dahling!". Golf, winetouring, bridge, and instrumental music. The rafting trip on the river didn't work out.

[seussgirl27.livejournal.com]

No deep fried pickles? Travesty!

Hearst Castle was so inspiring as a child. I wanted to jump in the gold tiled pool every time I visited. Now- I fantasize about being a Greek Goddess swimming in the depths of...oh wait, sorry wrong fantasy!

My way some day in mid-future?

Ate the Deep Fried Pickles at

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

Jake's (Jim's?) Prime and Milkshakes. Too much breading for me. North, North to AlHumboldt!