On vacation in Berkeley!!!!!

 Frances's and Robert's kitchen.....

We spent the first full day walking thru Golden Gate Park...

..and up Haight/Ashbury  Street.

And as Peter observed:  "The spirit is still alive here!!"

The next day we drove to Santa Cruz..... and found this beach.

It certainly didn't seem like spring today because it was so cold, but here is a picture of the first flower in my garden for this year

Maybe there is hope for warmer weather!!

Carol, David, Peter and I visited Pat and Tom in Rockport this weekend. It was windy, but it was a beautiful day!

Sunset on the "rocks" in Rockport....

Carol and David walking down "Dog Bar"

I went on vacation to Florida!!

Ken and Linda's condo in Ft Myers....

The arrow points to their condo....

Linda on their front porch...

One of their neighbors.......

We also spent some time at their cottage on Ft Myers Beach!

Cory the wonder dog........

Sunset on Ft Myers Beach...

Linda spent a lot of time looking for shells....

These were only a fraction of the shells she collected.

On the beach in Ft. Myers!!

Ken was looking for treasures with his metal detector!

This is what Jake does when he is bored because he cannot go outside. He finds new places to sleep.

Jake goes "full-tilt-boogie" all day outside; and when he comes into the house at night...he is tired! (make sure your sound is on)

My "Handsome Genius Son" John figured it out.........

I gave three "wine bottle holder thingies" for Christmas presents, but didn't give anyone any instructions. I just put the block of wood in a bag with a bottle of wine. I didn't get to be with John when he discovered the "secret", but he sent me a picture. It really was a cool gift. It is just amazing what you can find at craft shows.

Sunset at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven

Some of Grandpa Bob's old photographs...(double click on them to enlarge)

Williams Street, Fairhaven, MA

Ship keepers Lewis and Allen

Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA

Fourth of July Parade, New Bedford 1887

Blue Blood Bicycle Club, March 1888

Grandpa Bob had treasures among his trash....

When I was cleaning out Grandpa Bob's apartment, I found a collection of old photographs from the late 1800's. They were all labeled and marked on the back by the photographer.

We took them to the photography curator at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

He had never seen most of the images before,...and needless to say, he enjoyed looking at them.

We didn't quite make it before the 12 days of Christmas ended, but Friday night we finally had our "posponed because of snow" office Christmas party!

We also had a cake and present for Dr. Sorokin who turned 80 in December!

We had our usual rowdy time at our Yankee Present Swap!

The "pool sharks" in our office ended the night with a game.

Hortense just doesn't like Jake, and Jake could care less.

Both cats covet the radiator when the heat is on. Hortense got it first, but Jake thought he might like to have a turn.

All he has to do is stare at her, and she gets all bent out of shape.

Jake is not the least bit intimidated by her hissing.

She finally couldn't take it any more and gave up her spot.