Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are all celebrating with your loved ones!
cousins vacation: san francisco
November 21st, 2011 § 1 comment § permalink
July 2011 . San Francisco
“I like San Francisco.”
After a day of rest in Sacramento, where the cousins stayed with family, and I in turn got much needed rest, we headed out to my home-away-from-home, San Francisco. It was foggy when we got there, which I hoped would eventually burn off. And it did.
cousins vacation: hanford
November 16th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
July 2011 . Hanford Chinatown
“A large population of Chinese lived here during the construction of the railroad.”
We headed back from Yosemite tired and eager for a warm shower and comfortable bed. After we had freshened up, we headed out to Hanford’s very own Chinatown and received a little lesson on our Chinese American heritage. Today, Chinatown consists of a one-block alley and was once home to Chinese immigrants in the late 19th century who came here to work on the railroad and on farms.
cousins vacation: yosemite
November 14th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
2011 . Yosemite
“He copied my pronunciation. Yo-sem-i-t”
Remember a while back when I mentioned I had been away for 17 days? I’m finally getting around to sharing the incredible journey that we had. It was a gathering of the cousins. We came from all over–Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Taiwan! It was wonderful connecting with family and helping to family. Our first stop was a camping/hiking trip to Yosemite.
a wine and food affair
November 11th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
November 2011 . Healdsburg
“What was your favorite part?”
Is it overcast and rainy for you today? It is for me. San Francisco’s Autumn summer has come and gone and now it seems the wet rainy season is here for a spell. It’s pretty wet outside, much like how it was last weekend when I spent it up in Sonoma County for the 13th Annual A Wine & Food Affair. Even though we were all hoping for some beautiful wine country weather, we still had a grand time sipping wines and nibbling on succulent snacks–at one point we were in one of the winery’s trees harvesting our own collection of figs and guava (which was my favorite part of the weekend). Yes, it was that kind of wonderful weekend. Of course it also doesn’t hurt to stay in a rustic tree house-style cottage with a sky light window that looks out onto the above trees. What a sight to see in the morning. I hope that all of you had a great weekend and will have another. Happy Friday!