Category Archives: Stories of my life

Why yes, that is a giant, inflatable flamingo with a tub full of beer in the middle… (or): My daughter really knows how to throw a party… part 1…

Posted on June 11, 2017 by pouringmyartout

So, our younger daughter, Mollie, just graduated from high school this weekend, and we had a big party to celebrate. Our older daughter, Jessica… yes, the one that got married just a while back, and organized and planned her own … Continue reading →

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The end of my most recent California adventure… (or): Oil wells, Joshua trees, and weird rocks, oh my…

Posted on June 8, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I am back from my latest adventure to the Bay Area. I know, this looks like another selfie I already posted, but it isn’t. Just a good photo of San Francisco from the hills on the other side of the … Continue reading →

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Time to say goodbye to my little cousins…

Posted on June 7, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I am going to miss those little guys. Pay no attentions to what my shirt says… or the stick from the almost-finished, chocolate-covered banana in my hand… that was a great day to get out of bed. Campbell is so … Continue reading →

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Two cute kids… and a cute dog…

Posted on June 6, 2017 by pouringmyartout

So I pulled into Santa Cruz… on my way from the Bay Area back to San Diego… and found my two little cousins at the park. That is Campbell. And there is Clark. Unfortunately, I got there right before nap … Continue reading →

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The California coast, from San Francisco to Santa Cruz… part 2… and, technically, the final chapter of the shortest series I ever did… but this one ends with cute kids… so… yeah…

Posted on June 5, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I know, that could be New England, but it isn’t. It is Northern California, between the Bay Area and Santa Cruz. It was only a three-hour drive from my mom’s house in the hills North of Berkeley to Santa Cruz. … Continue reading →

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The California coast, from San Francisco to Santa Cruz… part 1…

Posted on June 5, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Horses, munching by the Pacific Ocean. I must be losing my touch. I stood by the fence, and did that tongue-clicking/tisk tisk sound, but none of them came over to see me. This is unheard of. Dogs, babies, and horses … Continue reading →

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Bye bye, Bay Area… part 2…

Posted on June 5, 2017 by pouringmyartout

And so we say goodbye to the city by the bay, as seen from Treasure Island… no, not the one with the pirates… I hope you enjoyed this part of my adventure, the cute dogs, the sunsets, the weird sixties … Continue reading →

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The many moods of San Francisco… the final chapter…

Posted on June 5, 2017 by pouringmyartout

All things considered, my experiment with taking pictures of San Francisco with a big zoom lens, while using a tripod, worked fairly well. I just wanted some photos of the city lit up at night, without the bouncing effect that … Continue reading →

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Bar hopping: In which I explain how a visit to a sixties exhibit at a museum ties in nicely with a long walk interspersed with much beer drinking… part 1…

Posted on June 2, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Well, some of you may have seen this coming a mile away… which is about how far ‘the Haight’… (as we who grew up the Bay Area call the Haight/Ashbury district in San Francisco)… is from that museum. If you … Continue reading →

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We came groovin’ up slowly…

Posted on June 1, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Okay, I swear this is the last post for today, about my big San Francisco adventure a couple of days ago… I will finish off with the top picture of me, and that picture of Big Johnny, in a room … Continue reading →

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