Adventure
Highlights from our travels around beautiful California and our beloved Venice, Italy

Camping at the coast
Mama and I are happy to be home after several days camping at the coast. We…
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Mesmerizing Van Gogh
Mama and I have been anticipating today’s grand adventure for months! We got tickets to Immersive…
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Braving a crowd for crafts
Though we’re both vaccinated, Mama and I are high risk and therefore taking a slow re-entry…
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First post-vaccine adventure
After a much-needed day off the grid, Mama and I have returned from our first post-vaccine…
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Something grand to anticipate
Early on in my caregiving role, I realized that Mama and I are better when we…
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Hometown favorites
It’s been years since we’ve been back to Santa Cruz, so we stopped in at several…
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Cheese and ocean waves
Today’s highlights included cheese tasting, ocean waves crashing, and really kind people. When Mama and I…
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It started with a carved turnip
Mama and I have been attending the Spring Home & Garden Show since we moved to…
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Following Feed Phil’s footsteps and more
Mama and I started off the day with lunch of cicchetti, or small bites, from a…
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Tiny glass sculpture of Paisley
After a full day seeing Burano’s colorful homes and lace making yesterday, Mama and I decided…
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Finding ourselves in San Marco at sunset
Mama and I took a long, slow walk across Venice today. We started at our apartment…
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Walking (and eating) through Venice
Mama and I had a lovely day in Venice, on our own little, self-planned walking food…
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Accessibility maps & the best peppermint gelato ever
Mama and I took a Vaporetto to Rialto and hunted down the Venice Municipality Public Relations…
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A cheese tour, plus the sweetest horse
Mama and I got to go on a Cheese Tour today at Cowgirl Creamery in Pt.…
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Tastes of San Francisco
Mama, Paisley and I traveled to San Francisco today and got to enjoy all of my…
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Top 5 in Venice, Italy
Today’s post is dedicated to friends with the incredible fortune of traveling to Venice, Italy this…
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Nosy Parker at The Ellen Show
Earlier this week, I wrote about finding joy through The Ellen Degeneres Show. Today – you…
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The Joy of Shakespeare in Santa Cruz
Every year we look forward to Shakespeare in Santa Cruz, but now it is in danger…
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Venetian life filled with culture and friends
We’ve been settling into Venetian life quite happily. Mama simply glows here. Living here (even temporarily)…
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Our beloved Campiello del Remer
Venice is full of wonderful campiellos (courtyards around every turn), but the magical Campiello del Remer…
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Dance Walking to Cure Brain Tumors
If you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance that you know I’ve been the caregiver…
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