Last Thursday, March 22, Tom and I flew to Los Angeles, with a brief layover in Chicago O'Hare,
| ...where we had just enough time to swing into a little bar along the way to our gate, |
| ...and snag ourselves a couple of artfully presented and extraordinarily tasty - especially for airport fare - Chicago-style dogs. |
| Our plan was to spend a day-and-a-half in L.A. visiting our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren, |
...before heading north for several days' visit to the coastal towns of Monterey, Carmel, and Big Sur.
And so before leaving Los Angeles we were able to briefly indulge in a few grandparently activities, such as on Thursday evening taking our grand daughter and a friend to the Hawaiian feast at their elementary school,
| ...complete with a tasty Hawaiian-style mélange, |
| ...served by an awesome cadre of competent and enthusiastic 5th graders, |
...and followed by entertainment provided by a couple of wonderful young hula dancers,
...who, after their performance, invited the children up onto the stage for a hula lesson.
| On Friday morning Tom and I walked our grand daughter to and from school, |
| ...stopping to smell the roses, |
| ...as well as the other flora and fauna along the way. |
While everyone else was at work or school we drove to Manhattan Beach .for breakfast at a popular little spot called the Local Yolk,
| Later we took a trip to Ralph's, |
...(where the palm trees just make the parking lot),
| ...to pick up some pizza ingredients. |
| There was also time to receive a whole lotta love from our grand dog Pinky Poo, |
| ...make the acquaintance of Pinky's friend Indie, who my daughter was doggie-sitting for a few days, |
...and marvel at the wonder of it all.
| Early Saturday morning we were headed back to the Los Angeles airport, |
| ... and on our way to Monterey. |
 |  |
RSS Feed