Travel Journal

california travel journal ~ day five

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…

california travel journal ~ day four

Of course the fourth day of our vacation started with breakfast at Ocean View Cafe. Many tumblerfuls of iced tea with lemon is the way to start the day out right… I ordered the Mediterranean Sampler that came highly recommended by the hot hubby… Jeff ordered the same and we got a side of labni,…

california travel journal ~ day three

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

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

We just got back from a fantastic vacation in California a couple days ago. It was the perfect combination of fun and relaxing. We were there for a week, and of course it went by too fast, as vacations do, but we’ve returned inspired, and rested and ready to enjoy the rest of our summer.…

a love letter to california

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

~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

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…

day zero update ~ #89 & #94

I’ve actually accomplished a couple more items on my day zero list! It feels like it’s been forever since I got to check something off. ~#89~ Celebrate my 40th Birthday On June 6th and 8th I celebrated my 40th birthday with friends and Jeff, Gracie & I celebrated with a picnic. ~#94~ Go on a…

date night ~ dinner al fresco

Yesterday for “date day” we had lunch at the St. James Hotel… We sat on the pretty patio at the Veranda… and had the yummy mahi mahi fish tacos after lunch we went home to enjoy cocktails on the deck the “rose wall” is starting to bloom! so pretty! Would you like to hear about…