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52 Places to Go in 2026: My Review!
Travels

52 Places to Go in 2026: My Review!

Posted on: January 6, 2026January 7, 2026

It’s published! I look forward to the 52 Places list every year. I’ve linked to it on this blog since 2013. A quick Google search links to this […]

2025 Wrap-Up
Year End Wrap Up

2025 Wrap-Up

Posted on: December 31, 2025January 1, 2026

1. What did you do in 2025 that you’d never done before? Finished a huge research project * Had a month-long vacation in France 2. Did you keep […]

Christmas in Napa with Michel Foch and Silver Oak
Napa

Christmas in Napa with Michel Foch and Silver Oak

Posted on: December 28, 2025January 1, 2026

We headed up to Napa on Christmas Day afternoon. The ride was uneventful and we grabbed a snack at the Hotel Villagio bar at the Estate Yountville. The […]

Pensacola, FL mini-trip
Family

Pensacola, FL mini-trip

Posted on: December 24, 2025January 1, 2026

A fairly last minute trip came together just before Christmas. I knew that one of my brothers and my sister were getting together for a pre-Christmas celebration/cousins hangout. […]

December hijinks, leading up to Christmas
San Francisco

December hijinks, leading up to Christmas

Posted on: December 22, 2025January 1, 2026

Two fun events worth noting! On the 19th, SMS and I headed into the city for another wonderful dinner at HK Lounge Bistro hosted by one of my […]

December hijinks, San Diego
San Diego

December hijinks, San Diego

Posted on: December 15, 2025January 1, 2026

SMS and I went to San Diego the second weekend in December for his sister and brother-in-law’s annual Christmas party. It had been a little while since we […]

December hijinks
Week in Review

December hijinks

Posted on: December 7, 2025December 7, 2025

The holiday season has begun! Now, it may look like my big head is blocking the “J” in “OY,” but this is actually the OY/YO sculpture by Deborah […]

November recap
Menlo Park / NaBloPoMo

November recap

Posted on: November 30, 2025December 7, 2025

What a fun month! And thanks to NaBloPoMo, it’s very well-documented! I feel like there was a lot of time off that was pretty relaxing. SMS and I […]

Looking forward to December
Best of

Looking forward to December

Posted on: November 29, 2025November 29, 2025

I am currently baking a veggie lasagna for an apartment complex Friendsgiving. I think it will be a lot of fun, and it’s good to be social. I […]

Thanksgiving Friday
Menlo Park

Thanksgiving Friday

Posted on: November 28, 2025

These long holiday weekends can be so lazy! SMS had a pleasant surprise when he realized he had the day off today. He didn’t know. When I wrote […]

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