Planning Our 2023 Vacation
Holly and I made plans to head back to Carmel-by-the-Sea which has become a place of great comfort for us. This will be our 4th trip there having visited first in 2018. We had gone out to California for a … Continued
Favorite Photos from the 1st Half of 2022
In 2020, I started posting my personal favorite photos for each half the year. I managed to do this for the first half of 2020, the second half of 2020, and the first half of 2021. I seem to have … Continued
Did My Olympus XA Survive Vacation?
One thing I didn’t mention about our recent Arizona and California trip was that, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, I tripped and fell with my Olympus XA in one hand. Other than a scraped knee and elbow, I was fine, but I wasn’t … Continued
2022 California Vacation Part 3
Day Ten: Carmel After another couple of days with long walks, we decided to just stay in Carmel the next day. We went back to Carmel Belle for breakfast. This time, Holly got the avocado toast, and I got the … Continued
2022 California Vacation Part 2
Day Seven: Relaxing in Carmel After walking and hiking a lot the previous 2 days, we decided to take things easy the next day. We had a nice breakfast at Village Corner, which we’ve been to on both our previous … Continued
2022 California Vacation Part 1
Day Four: Flight to Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea Our flight from Phoenix to Monterey was our only flight that left on the early side. And by “early,” I mean 10:00 am. We were lucky that we were able to arrange our … Continued
Olympus XA in Carmel California
Holly and I recently took a trip to Phoenix, AZ and Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. I wrote about our preparations for the trip and am working on some posts about our vacation. I mainly used my Nikon Z fc and came home … Continued
Planning a Vacation
Making Plans Holly and I planned our first vacation in 3 years! Yes, we took a trip to Solvang, CA this past October. We had a great time, and it was a welcomed break from work. But it was mainly … Continued
October 2021 Update
October was a very busy months for us. It began with a trip to California and ended with our annual Staycation. Our trip to California was to meet up with Holly’s dad and 2 brothers. It was our first trip … Continued
Self-Isolation Week Two
Here it is: week two of self-isolation out of who knows how many. Work was still fairly chaotic at the beginning of the week, but things seemed to settle down toward the end. We’ve been working on getting services in … Continued