The Farmhouse

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Headin' West

Last week we went west. California to be exact. Our first stop was San Fran to see the "golden child" and meet his roommates and friends. We got the grand tour of his new place, a quintessential San Francisco Victorian - just like Full House! They rent the top floor and they also have a rooftop deck. It was very cool and in a great neighborhood. We spent one night in the city and then we were off to Yosemite.We had never been there and the only word that comes to mind is Awesome. Here are a few pics.

Roots of a fallen Giant Sequoia

Giant Sequoia - notice lightening strike in middle.


Welcome to Jurassic Park!


People were climbing!


That blob is a BEAR! We also saw a bear cub.


The Awahhni Hotel rests right at the base of El Capitain. It is beautiful.


One of the Falls in the park. Due to the drought they will be dry soon.

And of course Cliff scaling Half Dome - he made it to the top! Not!
We spent 3 days at Yosemite and then we headed to civilization in Carmel!
We have some exciting news to share....we are moving to Carmel!! We are packing up the Farmhouse and heading west. As you may know, Cliff is quite an expert on baked goods.He combs the world in search of the perfect chocolate chip cookie. He has decided that there are no decent bagel shops in Carmel and so we have decided to open one. Are you ready for the name of this new venture? Why, Bella's Bagels of course! Our logo will be Bella jumping through a bagel (like her agility). After working all day at our bagel shop, Cliff will play 9 at Pebble Beach. I will be busy at my new home on Delores Ave (look it up) as it may be the coolest street I have ever seen. Each house is different and out does the next. Ahh to dream!! No McMansions here - just amazing homes! Oh and right down the street is the Pacific Ocean where everyone takes their dogs to frolic at the beach. Enough dreaming - I have bees to care for.


That's right you can add Bee Keeper to my resume. The Carmel Valley Ranch offers a Bee Keeping Class and Deb and I signed up. So fun. We had a great time and enjoyed seeing Josh and spending time and $$ with him. The kid can eat - and drink! After a week of fun it was time to head back to The Farmhouse. We had some excitement on our flight home though. As we were about to land the pilot came on to say there was a "slight malfunction" of the flaps and to prepare for a "hard landing" - oh my! As we looked out the window we saw a line of fire trucks on the runway. Great stuff. Well.obviously we made it, but, it was scary. The Farmhouse never looked better. We have decided there's no place like home.
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Thursday, June 11, 2015

He's crafty, too.


I am not the only one who likes to craft. Cliff is quite crafty,too! When Cliff got a fire pit for his birthday he decided to make it more versatile. While not serving as a smoking hot fire, the pit now doubles as a coffee table.


The top pops off and viola - fire pit!
He has also re-purposed ( big word in crafting) old wooden crates into a side table.


I love this .Farmhouse chic!
Things are blooming all over and the Knock Out Roses are looking good.


But, I over-planted the Sweet Potato Vine and it's taking over the Begonias.

Lesson learned.
Here is a good view of the front of the house.

Pretty cute. Huh?
And of course a waterfront view.

This little lady sure loves her Farmhouse.


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