I took a quick trip to LA to visit my sweet Grandpa with my Aunt and Uncle, and thanks to some perfect weather, we spent most of Saturday on the beach. My wonderful Auntie and I went for a little jog/walk, only to realize when we got back to our towels that we had been gone for almost 2 hours. Time flies when you both like to talk a lot!
Sunday, we went to visit a couple of special places (more on that later) and had one last dinner before I had to head back to SF (or sit on the runway for an hour and get home at 1:30 a.m.). My 91 year old Grandpa has taken to telling the same stories over and over again, but sometimes he gets going on stories from when he was young, and they are really just my favorite. He truly loved his life and was very lucky in many ways. In return, he is very grateful for all the opportunities he had and lives pretty humbly.
Not to make this the longest post ever, but he was telling a story about growing up in New York, Queens to be exact, and he recalled how he was in charge of making the wine and beer for the family. This was during Prohibition and he was only 10 years old, but every family could make up to 200 gallons of wine per year. The picture he painted during that story made me really appreciate how much has changed in his long life. That and he kept marveling at the video my Aunt and I were watching on my iPad. The contrast between the story and all the technology present in the house just makes me think about all that will change in my lifetime. I can't really even imagine.
Now for a few things I'm currently loving...
This cooking website that makes me want to really make an effort to cook more homemade meals.
During our most recent possible home purchase flurry, I was pinning away for possible décor options, and I found these beautiful towels. My thought was to get a set or two of the, and then supplement with matching solids. Hope Jared likes them too!
I wouldn't mind living in this beautiful blog. It makes me want to move up to Healdsburg full-time.
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