This post contains all the tags I have used to tag my posts so far. Tomorrow, I shall post-date it so that it always sits on top of the journal. And I will edit it to add new tags as I create them. Let's see how well this works.

I'm back!

Actually, I've been back for several days now, but I've alternated between being extremely lazy and extremely busy, so no post until today.

Our trip to Carmel was just about perfect. The weather was gorgeous -- the one time it rained was overnight, and everything was fine again by morning. The view from our hotel room was even more ( Read more... )

I still have to pack, mind you. But I've closed my work computer (both of them) and set an away message on my work e-mail, and early tomorrow morning The Boy and I are off to lovely Carmel-by-the-Sea for a week of sorely needed rest and relaxation. Watch this space (and my Instagram) for trip posts and photos, whee! This entry was originally ( Read more... )

Friday: We dropped Simba off at the kitty B&B, and headed off to San Diego International Airport, which was the emptiest I've ever seen it. Just about everyone inside was wearing masks, and the sparse crowd made it easy to keep our distance from other people. Also, the lines were short. The Alaska Airlines flight to Monterey was also mostly ( Read more... )

Soooo, back when I lived in Monterey, on the occasional weekend when I didn't feel like hiking, I would often hang out in downtown Carmel and browse in the art galleries. And while there, I fell in love with the work of an artist named Marc Clauzade, who paints these loosely styled, slightly cartoony scenes of French life (or, rather, a highly ( Read more... )

Tuesday: British Museum day! It's probably just as well we went on a weekday, as it was only moderately crowded. Like, we were actually able to get a decent look at the Rosetta Stone on our first attempt. Then we spent a fairly significant chunk of time looking at all the ancient civilizations stuff (Greece! Egypt! Mesopotamia!) before going ( Read more... )

Yeah, I know it's a bit late but I've been busy since I got back. Anyhow, here's the tale of all the The Boy and I had on our UK trip. Pictures will be coming later.

Sunday: We actually landed at Heathrow on Saturday afternoon, but by the time we got to settled in our hotel room we were too tired to do anything but have dinner at the (very nice ( Read more... )

As of last night.

Trip report coming soon. Short version: we had a fantastic time and hope to go again someday.

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Just a couple of hours left before we leave on our UK trip, woo-hoo!

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Okay, not for another 4 months, but we’re definitely going ( Read more... )