New Year's Day 2017

...Continued from yesterday: 
      On New Year's Day we went for a walk to downtown Manhattan Beach along the Chip Path, a beautiful walking trail that runs parallel to the ocean along Manhattan Beach.

    Manhattan Beach was crowded with strollers out enjoying the lovely weather.

​     We had lunch at The Kettle,

...which was also crowded, inside,

​...as well as outside  with people waiting for a seat.

       We eventually snagged a nice booth,

​​...with a pretty view.

     The food was good, as it always is at The Kettle,

...including the fluffy pancakes that I ordered.
     This was the first time I was ever served pancakes with a sprig of parsley.  Could this be an LA thing, I wondered, a reminder that I really should be eating something green instead of this stack of white flour (which is kind of a dirty word in this health-conscious part of the world)?

     After lunch Tom and I walked from downtown,

...back to the Chip Path and towards home.

    For dinner we had spaghetti squash topped with tomatoes and green onions and garlic sauteed in olive oil,

...which  rounded out the day nicely.