Last Day of Freedom!

When things get weird

Magic on the trail I became super excited when I sauntered into the woods on this rainy late afternoon and made it to my favorite tree. Luckily, I wore my rain jacket and waterproof shoes with my special insoles because it started to rain as I trekked up the trail past my favorite tree…

Singing to the 60s and 70s music with the family — “Lucy in the sky with diamonds!” my four kids and I shouted as I drove up I-5 toward Oregon. That’s how we rolled. We sang and listened to tunes. Many times it was a Beatles song because the Beatles are always my favorites, but my boys also love the Grateful…

We always circle back to the trees. — NOTE: All photos and videos were taken by me on my iPhone 11 camera. Today I had an amazing adventure with my good friends Hiba and Raymond and yes, though we did attend the Mushroom Festival, it all boils down to the trees. I picked them up around 11:30 am…

I knew I’d forgotten something bigger than I’d imagined. — NOTE: All photos and videos (including selfies) taken by me on my iPhone 11 camera. Love has returned due to high demand! I love our neighborhood. It’s that time of year when you must be prepared for any type of weather. And it’s almost trick-or-treating time. Love this time of…

It Was Beatles Day in Niles, CA on Sunday, October 23rd — It’s Always so hard to say goodbye to Jeremiah, Charlotte, and Isaak, and the doggies and my family… but I was on a mission to get to the Beatles Day in Niles. I had forgotten how far it was from the cabin in the woods on many windy roads. But…

Halloween with the Family and Memories — Before Halloween Celebrations It’s been a blustery early-Halloweenish day at the cabin with the grandkids, my son Jeremy and his fiancé, Erika. Literally. Erika decorated the cabin for Halloween and pumpkins outside waited to be carved. The temperature dropped down 20 degrees overnight and a windstorm blew through last night. It’s still windy…

October 20, 2022 — NOTE: Most photos taken by me on my iPhone 11. After Land’s End, I drove all the way across San Francisco to the Bay Bridge and across to Emeryville where my daughter Melissa lives. Of course, it took longer than I expected, and crossing a major bridge in the San…