heads

jes 'bout pickin' time! salad bar, anyone?

makeshift

he's patiently waiting for the green to build his dream barbeque/rotisserie. meanwhile, a fire pit of scrap brick and borrowed grate works rather nicely. he's tickled.

aquarius

a probable five-star dive, first night open to the public

(beth, if you're reading this, this is the santa cruz hotel restaurant where you spent that one summer making california money!) :)

so hollywood

the view at 6:30 pm

the view at 7:30 pm

retro

joe had surf

i had turf.

i also ate all my lima beans. can we say, delicious?!! i know, weird. lima beans are so 1950. but hey, retro is in. and they weren't squishy mealy.

not shown here: pretzel-dipped guiness gelato

some other fab desserts that i oggled

and for the "take-home mint": cotton candy

our loverly waitress. amy, you catered to our every whim! thanks for getting us reservations.

veggibabies

'mato

pepper

pea

day with jane

my mom's friend from kindergarten, jane chellino, made the yearly trek over the hill to come for a visit. she wanted to eat at zelda's on the beach in capitola, so her wish was our command. it was a gorgeous day! and, because jane is jane, we had great adventures.

the 86 steps to depot hill. yes, we climbed them.

at the top

the view from the private walk in depot hill. i want to live in that neighborhood someday! i didn't get pics of the houses, but they are lovely and quaint and have views like these.

every house had a breathtaking garden. my garden aspires to these hydrangeas.

i found the man here when i got home. ;)

day for dad

the unveiling

bbq'd corn: so good

kale salad, just for fil

orange vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

goofs ;)

thank you, dads, for being our dads! we love and cherish you.

dinner at amy's

thank you, amy, for making us your first dinner guests! i LOVED the salmon (and that's saying a lot!) ;) we love you both, amy and josh! you two are rad. ;)