A Break in the Action

With a momentary break in the action, I will try to get a quick post in.  The week has been a bit busier than normal with plenty a wonderful grandchildren time and a little trip to San Francisco to celebrate my sister's birthday.

With airports the way they are these days, it is really quicker to jump in the car and drive to San Francisco.  We did that last Thursday.  We left a foggy home and headed up the coast, stopping for lunch in Santa Barbara.  The beaches were still fogged in there as well. 




Lunch was on the pier with the mountains slowly clearing of the fog.



San Francisco was quite cool - and foggy - which is fairly typical.  It was rather nice for us as we all enjoy doing a lot of walking and those hills can be a real workout.  The cool temps were a nice relief.   We walked for miles each day and enjoyed all of the sights and foods of San Francisco. 




Farmer's Market at the restored Ferry Building




Expensive eggs!!!!   I've heard of U pick fruit, but eggs????




The Bay Bridge




Cityscape




Ferry Building clock tower



The Golden Gate Bridge in the fog

Chinatown



This was the hill that almost killed us all.  It was so steep that they even added stairs.




DH, BIL, brother




Me, Sister and SIL

 The cable cars are a must when you visit.  They take the hills beautifully, but I am thinking we should have taken them UP the hills instead of DOWN.  Instead we had to "climb halfway to the stars" to get back to our hotel. 

The hotel was gorgeous and a welcomed sight at the end of each day.



The lobby staircase.




Fresh flowers each day - GORGEOUS!!!!

 Returning home on Sunday to "babysit" our #1 son's dog while they are back on the East coast.  This is a great pooch and we have enjoyed having a dog back in the house. 

On Monday, our #3 son and his wife left for a week in Hawaii so we have had special grandchildren time.  Needless to say, it has been a busy week.  Of course the first day we had a slight accident when one of the boys fell out of a tree and broke both bones in his lower arm. 

We have also managed to be quite productive.  We even got nine batches of jam done which will probably last about one month with the number of sandwiches made for lunches!!!!



Our jam testers!!!


Needless to say, there has not been a lot of sewing going on except in the wee hours of the morning.   I did manage to finish my next two rows of the Rockin' Robin, but other than a little car sewing, that was it.  Next week is a new week!!!