Category Archives: Stories of my life

Detours: A California adventure… part 7; One day down…

Posted on January 7, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Here we are, at the end of the first day of my three-day, detour-filled California road trip adventure. I know, I didn’t post yesterday. I got the flu… with a migraine… wheee… I had a great time, visiting that beach … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 6; With friends like these, who needs anemones?

Posted on January 5, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Yes, I know it was a bad joke. Or pun… or whatever. I try to make my titles interesting, to increase my readership. You might also have noticed, in the title, that this is part 6 of a series. That … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 5; The reason for my first detour…

Posted on January 5, 2018 by pouringmyartout

There is one of the reasons I took the detour that started off this three-day, detour-laden road trip. My little cousin, Campbell… pronounced ‘camble’ for those of you who were wondering. Yes, I stopped by Santa Cruz on my way … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 4; Birds and beaches…

Posted on January 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

It is time to leave the lighthouse… which you can just see the corner of, over there to the right… and continue on the first leg of my epic, detour-filled, three-day jaunt along the coast of California. I guess I … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 3; The not-so-Pacific Ocean…

Posted on January 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

The definition of ‘pacific’ is; ‘peaceful in character or intent’. This is patently untrue of the Pacific Ocean… particularly in Northern California. We are continuing our driving adventure down Highway One, heading South on the California coast, between San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 2; The wild edge of America…

Posted on January 3, 2018 by pouringmyartout

So where are we going, exactly, on this epic, three-day, detour-packed adventure down the coast of California, I hear you wondering? Do not be in such a hurry, fellow traveler! Like all good adventures, this one will unfold before us … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 1; Goodbye San Francisco…

Posted on January 3, 2018 by pouringmyartout

I left my mom’s house on New Year’s Eve, after the Christmas madness, the house full of too many people, family drama, people getting sick, the double Christmas dinner, the exhaustion and post-Christmas letdown… and I stopped on Treasure Island … Continue reading →

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Because, really, who ever gets tired of Bay Area sunsets???

Posted on December 29, 2017 by pouringmyartout

So yeah, my two daughters and I, along with a couple of my brothers and a nephew and niece, all went down to that dog park overlooking San Francisco Bay. If I look happy, it is because I was just … Continue reading →

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A vase that looks like a sunset, a heart trapped in glass… and a real sunset… that looks like a vase… maybe?

Posted on December 29, 2017 by pouringmyartout

My mom loved the vase I made for her in my glass blowing classes. It now resides on top of her old player piano. My wife loved the little vase I made for her in colors that match our remodeled … Continue reading →

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That crazy Christmas dinner… that we do twice… part 2…

Posted on December 28, 2017 by pouringmyartout

The flaming plum pudding, a staple of our fancy English Christmas double-dinners. I won’t tell you about plum pudding again. I do every year. Search back for it, or Google it. But it is hard to take a picture of … Continue reading →

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