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Boats… and some English people… who, historically, know something about boats…

There are my cousin, Lynne, and her boyfriend, Malcolm, our visitors from England, in front of the boat from the movie Master And Commander… and a Russian submarine… see, I told you we like to take pictures of each other … Continue reading

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More on the theory of English relativity…

I told you there were still more pictures of us with our English relatives!!! I even wore the shirt I bought in London when we visited them last year… Solidarity!!! We ate on the outdoor deck of Anthony’s Fish Grotto. … Continue reading

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A really cute dog, a really big cactus, an ocean, a desert… and some sharks…

So when I took Olivia, the little girl I babysit, to the aquarium in San Diego, I met this adorable little guy, a miniature border collie puppy… I can’t believe that was only yesterday… I was overlooking the Pacific Ocean, … Continue reading

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Even more fun with the English relatives…

Uh… no… those aren’t the English relatives… those are chairs… There I am, making sure that cousin Dot and cousin Lynne and cousin Lynne’s boyfriend, Malcolm, don’t fall in the fish pond. Now some of you may remember the botanical … Continue reading

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But does the horse have to be so… uh… anatomically correct???

Here we are on day two of the recent visit by our English cousins… We went to Balboa Park. I have never bothered to find out why there is a statute of El Cid there… That was the last view … Continue reading

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In which I finally tie in my visiting English relatives directly to dia de los muertos…

Here they are… the very last pictures of the first day with our relatives visiting from England… and our exploration of Old Town in San Diego… We have all learned a thing or two about the history of the region, … Continue reading

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Gay wedding dia de los muertos tiles!!! How freekin’ cool is that???

It is so nice to know that the Mexican festival to honor and remember the dead is all-inclusive… and, that that inclusion extends to the afterlife. I hope you have enjoyed these posts of Old Town in San Diego, and … Continue reading

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It’s all relative(s)…

There is my cousin Lynne and her boyfriend, Malcolm, getting silly with a covered wagon in Old Town, San Diego. It is always fun to see things that you have begun to take for granted through the eyes of  other … Continue reading

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Well, that doesn’t seem like a very good idea…

But I should be fine… as long as nobody fires the gun… Oh man… and I thought Mollie’s boyfriend liked me… These are more of the photos I took in Old Town while our English relatives were visiting. There are … Continue reading

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The English patience… ha… see what I did there?

There I am, still teaching my English relatives, cousin Dot on the left, cousins Lynne beside her, and Lynne’s boyfriend, Malcolm, about Mexican culture, food, and most importantly, tequila, in Old Town, San Diego… Oh yeah… big margaritas and big … Continue reading

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