I don’t know about you, but I’m seeing a pattern here…Ocean View Cafe for breakfast, beach time, pool time (all of these things, every day? Yup.) So because I don’t want to bore you with the same things over and over, I’ll just tell you right now, we had this sandwich twice. And I loved…
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california travel journal ~ day four
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california travel journal ~ day three
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On the third day of our California vacation we decided to try another breakfast place that someone recommended to us, and it just so happens to be located right next to Uncle Bill’s. It’s called the Ocean View Cafe. The view of the ocean is even better than that of it’s neighbor because it’s closer.…
california travel journal ~ day two
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On the second day of our California adventure we were considerably more rested and ready to see the sights…but first, breakfast! We had heard a lot of good things about Uncle Bill’s Pancake House and Jeff read a local’s review online saying it is hands down the best place to go for breakfast in Manhattan…
california travel journal ~ day one
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a love letter to california
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coconut, coppertone and seaweed gritty sand salt the surf’s frothy, lace edge always changing a nap eyes closed just long enough to glimpse a dream cool shower before dinner bamboo soap fruity, sour cocktails salty sipped through a thin straw the glass beading up with condensation it collects and drips to the base leaving a…
six senses saturday
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~tasting~ morel mushrooms to make morel toasts: simply saute morel mushrooms in butter and serve on toasted baguette crostini. ~hearing~ Grainne Hembly’s beautiful harp music I actually got to see her play live at The Hobgoblin So serene…perfect for a relaxing Saturday morning… The cd I’m enjoying is called Golden Lights & Green Shadows but…
bevver
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This is a funny little story about the evolution of a certain sandwich. It started with the McDonald’s McMuffin…which I am personally not a fan of. Then one day, about 11 years ago my bestie Jana introduced me to a little cafe in Red Wing called Bev’s. She suggested I try her favorite sandwich, The…