Category Archives: Random Fun things

Flying Home. Also, Pencils.

Posted on September 12, 2013 by ShellyBeach

Saturday morning, Juliette dropped me off at the airport. Tearful goodbye! Here’s the airport from the plane: This is what the forest fires in Yosemite looked like from the plane: I took this picture because I thought it was cool … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Day #7

Posted on September 12, 2013 by ShellyBeach

Friday morning, Juliette and I had breakfast at Darren’s Cafe, which turned out to have excellent breakfast AND Vietnamese food. Juliette let me go back to the Sea Lions with Brian’s fancy camera. Here’s a slightly off-center picture that is … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Day #6

Posted on September 12, 2013 by ShellyBeach

Thursday, when we left Napa, we drove to Guerneville to have lunch and go to the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve. Walking back to the car from the restaurant, I spotted this cool sidewalk art, and then ruined the picture … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Day #5

Posted on September 12, 2013 by ShellyBeach

On Wednesday, we went over the Bay Bridge (the new span!) the second day it was open: We had brunch in Sonoma, and then we got down to business tasting the wines. We started at Imagery Estate Winery, where a … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Day #4

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ShellyBeach

Tuesday was Monterey Bay day! On the way down, we drove along the coast, which was super amazing (amazeballs, even). We stopped at NorCal surf shop so Juliette could buy flip flops, and at maybe the grossest place I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Day #3

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ShellyBeach

On Labor Day, Juliette and I went north across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, where Juliette’s horsey lives. I tried to take pictures of Belle (the horsey) with Brian’s fancy camera, but I don’t … Continue reading →

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San Francisco, Day #2

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ShellyBeach

I’ve been to the Pacific Ocean!!1! We drove by a windmill to get there, too…very exciting. Pictures from the ocean: The Pacific Ocean at my feet: Cool kids: We drove down to Half Moon Bay so Josie could make friends … Continue reading →

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Some outside things

Posted on August 20, 2013 by ShellyBeach

I’ve accumulated several pictures of outdoors things during my blog hiatus. Here is a picture of two beautiful, healthy-looking hydrangea plants along the back of my house. They didn’t flower this year, but that’s OK. The leaves are shiny and … Continue reading →

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Backstreet Boys (and DJ Pauly D!)

Posted on August 20, 2013 by ShellyBeach

Also a couple of weeks ago, Keri and I went to the Backstreet Boys concert. It was originally supposed to be at the Zoo, but it was moved to the Huntington Center downtown to accomodate the Backstreet Boys’ stage/set. DJ … Continue reading →

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Farnsworth Metropark and the Interurban Bridge

Posted on August 20, 2013 by ShellyBeach

When I was a wee tot, my Dad used to take me to wade across the river by the old Interurban Bridge and Roche de Boeuf in Waterville. We would keep our old tennis shoes to wear when we went … Continue reading →

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