South San Francisco Trek

Wednesday: (05/09) I took the 0830 train to San Francisco. I wanted a different path today so i got off in South San Francisco, which is in San Mateo County below San Francisco. I skirted the Southern base of Mount San Bruno walking through South San Francisco to Colma, the city of graves. I stopped…

This is Really Draining

Monday: (05/07) I worked in the back yard on the walkway. I cut some heavy weight geotextile cloth to line the hole and started filling it with base rock. More of that to do tomorrow. I also went to Home Depot and bought some drain pipe to drain under the walkway and new shed pad. …

Alameda Pointe Antiques Fair

Sunday: (05/06) I fixed pancakes and sausage for breakfast. We drove up to Alameda to the Alameda Pointe Antiques Fair at the North end of Alameda Island near Oakland, Ca. It is huge. We arrived about noon and left after 3pm and didn’t see it all. Everything there has to be over 20 years old.…

What Got In To Me

Monday: (04/30) My first breakfast was one of Lou’s mushroom omelets. She made up a bunch of mini omelets in a muffin pan. They taste good but were difficult to get out of the pan. Next time she plans on using paper muffin liners. Lou was off to a doctors appointment early. I fired up…

Another Birthday

Thursday: (04/26) Today is my birthday. I cooked home fried potatoes with hotdogs and eggs for breakfast. Lou had a doctors appointment this morning. I unpacked and tinkered at home all day. She stopped in Mountain View on the way home ant the Hong Kong Bakery and picked up a few things for lunch.  I…

A Visit With Helen

Sunday: (04/22) It’s already hot at 8am. I think I’ll need to find a shady tree and a breeze while we’re here? We went out to a late breakfast to IHOP restaurant. There was a bit of a wait. Helen and I had Swedish pancakes with eggs and sausage. awn had bacon wrapped steak with…

Tulare Antique Tractor Show

Friday: (04/20) Lou made sausage eggs and hash browned potatoes for breakfast. Dawn and i finished packing and left about 11:30. Lou and Meili were off to a rummage sale. Lou decided not to leave town due to her allergy attacks. Our oak tree may be the culprit but she decided there might not be…

It Seems Like Summer

Tuesday: (04/17) Lou took the new car in to the shop this morning. The back of the drivers seat came apart. It took all of two minutes for them to fix it by snapping it back together. Hopefully it stays together now. She also ordered a spare key fob and key for Dawn. Cinnamon tarts…

The Future OF Flash

Monday: (04/16) I had planned on catching the train to San Francisco early but the system was shut down for a couple of hours because of a suicide on the tracks. So, I wasn’t in a hurry to catch a train and wait onboard. We all went out breakfast at IKEA. Breakfast is free on…

The Missing Chinese Buffet

Wednesday: (04/11) Lou’s day off so I fixed eggs and toast for breakfast. I checked the work of the water repair crew. After I left, then continued and the road was already patched. They had dug so much out they couldn’t have covered it with traffic plates. Another crew stopped by and cleaned up some…