Despite the cost of entry going up more than a little since I started attending, I continue to enjoy WhiskyFest. This year’s main room seemed less crowded to me overall, but the VIP group seemed larger (though Ellen thought there were as many VIP folks last year ( Read more... )

You would have turned 93 today, so I'm celebrating by enjoying an eclair from Fat Apple's!

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Attended a tequila and mezcal tasting last night at Northbrae Bottle Shop.

Got to try the usual three (blanco, reposado, anejo) by Mi Casa Tequila. Eli, a member of the family who started the company, was informative and told good stories while sharing with the group the background and talking us through the tasting. I found all three to be very ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I spent the day w/lilacfairy, celebrating her birthday in the typical way: going out to eat, going to a bookstore, and seeing a movie.

I was introduced to a pleasant diner-ish spot, My Garden Cafe, not far from where lilacfairy lives. In the same shopping center there was Mr T's Donut Shop, so I had to try a selection even though we didn't see Mr. T ( Read more... )

Gosh, I guess I've been too busy doing stuff to post to LJ. Or something. When I think about it, there are posts I want to do that are more than a few sentences but I'd rather to other stuff. See what happens in 2015.

GO GIANTS!!!


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... I began my Brighton and Torino trip! Good memories and photos -- perhaps I will share some in the coming days.

Wow, it's been a while since I last posted here. Guess I really have mostly moved to Facebook.

Here's a pic I took from a bus when I was in Edinburgh. It was the first day I was there. I encountered rainy days, too, but there were still lots of folks around due to the many festivals, including The Fringe.


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The East Coast of Scotland, that is. Also, it's the name of the train line.


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keker took me to dinner after we saw "Begin Again" (aka "Once Again" - LOL). We agreed we'd see if the recently-opened Pabu had availability and, if not, we'd look elsewhere. We got in ( Read more... )