Goodbye Summer :(

Summer seemed so short and with the crazy cold weather we had most of the summer, it didn’t seem like it ever arrived. Most of the summer weather here in the SF Bay Area is happening now. I think it was 85 degrees yesterday! I look back at what we did this summer, and I…

Thank you Blog Readers

I want to say thank you to those of you who read my blog. It has been a labor of love and sometimes just pure labor. I’ve been trying to consolidate my stats this week between my original site and my current site. It’s been an interesting journey to see what posts are popular and…

Stumbling on the Perfect Gift

I love it when you find something that is the perfect gift for a friend. I found a fleece fabric (when I was looking for something completely different) that was brown with pink and green polka dots on it, and when I opened it further it had pink breast cancer ribbons on it as well).…

National Day of Service and Remembrance Sept. 11th

The 10th Anniversary of September 11th is coming up and there is a nationwide movement to remember this tragedy with a day of service. The National Park Service has plenty of opportunities to participate in this day of service, no matter where you live in the US. We have visited many, many National Parks and…