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Detours: A California adventure… part 13; Goodbye, Santa Cruz, the end of the second day…

Posted on January 10, 2018 by pouringmyartout

My cousins and I had so much fun at the tide pools on my first night in Santa Cruz, that we decided to visit the beach again. We had to park at the top of some bluffs… or cliffs… That … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 9; Aloe caves, two small boys, and a really big tree…

Posted on January 8, 2018 by pouringmyartout

My two little cousins, exploring an aloe cave. After our little jaunt down to the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean near Santa Cruz in Northern California, my cousins and I walked to a lovely old farm. In front of the … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 8; Boys, birds, beaches, and some bushes…

Posted on January 7, 2018 by pouringmyartout

We have made it to the morning of the second day of my three-day, detour-filled California road trip adventure. My first detour involved going out of my way to visit my cousins in Santa Cruz… which is decidedly not on … Continue reading →

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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 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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That crazy Christmas dinner… that we do twice… part 1…

Posted on December 27, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Christmas dinner at my mom’s house in the San Francisco Bay Area has evolved into a complicated, two-headed beast. We do a full, traditional English Christmas dinner on Christmas day… and then we do it again the following day. It … Continue reading →

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Getting in the mood for Christmas… Old, recycled posts of the holiday season… part 11…

Posted on December 17, 2017 by pouringmyartout

A Christmas story from long ago… featuring Conan the barbarian… We interrupt our regularly scheduled broadcast to bring you a short story about my old friend, Conan the barbarian. When my daughter Jessica was about 5 or 6, she had … Continue reading →

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When you can do the ‘dad thing’ in your sleep…

Posted on December 15, 2017 by pouringmyartout

We went over to hang out with out friends last night… yes, the ones that have the two new twin boys, and my buddy, Olivia, who just turned three… The ones I babysit. I mean, any dad can fall asleep … Continue reading →

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Babysitting adventures… when you are outnumbered three to one…

Posted on November 3, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Yesterday, I babysat the twin boys belonging to some friends of ours. Their older sister, Olivia, was there too. This is advanced babysitting. Do not trust an overpaid teenage girl to do this job. Not only do I have much … Continue reading →

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And I get paid for this…

Posted on November 1, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Okay, yeah, my rates are lower than teenage girls who babysit… but to be honest, sitting for my friend’s twin boys is actually a lot of work. The thing is… hey, we haven’t had a ‘thing’ for a while…  I … Continue reading →

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