Happy Anniversary!

"There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage."
Martin Luther


Saturday, June 20th, was our 28th wedding anniversary. We celebrated by taking a trip to Lake Tahoe and then over to the Mendocino Coast. We had a blast!

This handsome, loveable man of mine!

So good to be home

Loved the coast, the sea air, the time with my sister.
But I always love coming home again.
This morning it was a joy to sit outside and read and do my Bible study.
Our weather is beautiful. And ... I planted this red geranium!

Vacation continues.......

Lunch at Lattitudes on Lovers Point.





Char enjoying the sea air after lunch.




















Fred & Ethyl Seagull.





We check into a nice room even though fireplace doesn't work. Doesn't bother us, the trade off is we can see the ocean from our patio.












Our patio opens right on to the cemetary and the deer wander right past us.

Publish Post

A tour of the Point Pinos Lighthouse.























Oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the Pacific Coast.

Charlene Enjoys Pacific Grove

Some carefree shopping at Miss Trawick's Garden Shop.









Followed by lunch upstairs at The Red House Cafe...quaint and lovely and just plain fun to eat there.












Menu decisions were not easy.




The Panini on brioche included bananas, chocolate and cream with berries. What a treat!










Char tops it off with a cup of coffee.

A few days at the coast with my sister.

"Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds." Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Shannon's Kitten "Snickers"

Cute!

Season of work has ended!

Five Reasons I am glad the work is over for this season (not in any particular order):
1. Relief for my hands...they are so dry & peeling from the paper I handle every day.
2. Time! Now I will have time to read - study - clean house - lunch with friends.
3. I will now be able to walk in the cool of the early mornings.
4. I will remember and take time to feed the birds.
5. And this has to be number one....No more 5:00 a.m. mornings!!!


Four Reasons I enjoyed going to work every day (no particular order):
1. The structure and discipline of living by a schedule.
2. The nice people I worked with and a terrific boss named Nina.
3. Listening to my ipod all day long while I worked.
4. This really is #1: a paycheck!