Tom and Nella came from Toronto to visit Tom's brother, Jasper, in Palo Alto. We spent four days around Palo Alto, on the Coast, in San Fran, and in Napa . It was the 2nd time in the area for both of us , and again we were impressed - this is an awesome place. There is tons to do and see, the…
Ok, this trip was supposed to be a surprise b'day gift for my fiancee, but the weather during the weekend closest to her birthday was so lousy that I had to postpone it. As it turns out, I couldn't be any happier that the trip is postponed till now. The day is a bit longer, the weather is…
Napa Valley On Saturday night we had not finalized the plan to go to Napa on Sunday. We got up quite late, but then decided it would be nice to visit the Napa Valley . I made a picnic lunch. Mom had hurt her hand last Thursday. She still made chutni sandwiches for breakfast for all of us . We got…
The San Rafael Market was beautiful: fresh fruit and veggies, seafood, meats, baked goods, lots of samples, art, crafts, jewelry, all types of food stands, live music, and even a bouncy room and a face painting clown for the kids! We had a great time and the food. Wow! The Indian plates were very…
Trying to stay in reasonably good shape, I headed out to the Castro Valley Community Center Park to play some pick-up basketball with Ken and Richard. The turnout isn't too great this time, so we play a lot of 21. Bad idea. It's a lot more exhausting when you're constantly facing…
What a day this was! Our day began at 3:50am, eastern standard time and did not end till 10pm Pacific standard time. We were up all day!!! Luckily we were departing from MIA (Miami International Airport). We got there in about 15 minutes from my house. Anywho, I was wired. I haven't been able to…
