Texas: Wahoo!

Yesterday, 15 May, Annie drove us to the SLC Airport on her way to work. We flew to Houston and Debra Sue met us at the airport. We drove to Westheimer to Houston's for a late lunch and then further down to the heart of town to the Sundance Cinema to see (coincidentally) Robert Redford's The Company You Keep. We drove back to the River Oaks area on Westheimer to Crescent City Beignets for some, surprise, beignets. Home to settle in and watch an episode of this season's Project Runway.

 Delta

 Houston's for lunch

 Downtown

 A piece of home in Houston

 Liked the movie

As good as Cafe du Monde in New Orleans

Lots of fun, more to come. That's all for now.

OXO

D.

Mayday!

The end of April and beginning of May have been full of interesting stuff: a ward fundraiser, Ollie turned 10 (no photos), Suzi Stratford Hines came to visit (no photos), Kris retired, we fell in love with a cheap fish taco place, Kris planted some great containers, we began walking in the mornings, We toured the new Provo Recreation Center, another section of 900 east was given over to construction, BYU closed East Campus Drive forever to make way for a new and improved pedestrian friendly campus, and we had a nice brunch at H&C's cabin with cousins George and Debra, recently returned from the Philippines MTC. So it's all been good.

 P&M at the fund raiser

 10 on May 1

 Retired on May 1

 K&D toured the Provo Rec Center w/ Uncle

 They spared no expense

 4 of 7 pools

 State of the art

Each court named for local HS mascots

 Interesting architecture

 Grammy's fleurs

 A happy find

 Delicious with a twist of lime

 Back for Uncle's Dinner

 Met H&C at Coney's for custard

 Oh, I do, I do

 Early this morning the bridge comes down

 Spring rain at Brickerhaven

 George, Debra, and Colette

 A pleasant morning in the canyon

By noon the bridge was gone

That's all the news that's fit to print, so that's all for now.

OXO

D.

A Quick Visit

Wednesday, 17 April, Debby's very-delayed flight from Houston arrived around midnight. She came for some appointments with "Dr. Pain," who has been helpful in getting her back in shape. We had a delightful visit with good chats and good food. She joined us for "Group" dinner on Friday and "Compound" dinner on Monday. When Debby was here last time, I helped Jan Noble with some design issues at her home. (You may remember that she is the cake whiz.)  In appreciation for the design help, she made us a chocolate/orange cake. It has been shared around and is now history, but it was delicious. 

 Dinner at Bombay House is always a treat

 La Casita with Katy, Stephen, and Ann

 This is supposed to happen to Kris, not me

 Lunch at the Tortilla Bar with the Nobles

Debby and baby Mabel

 It's always fun when Debby comes. She flew away on Tuesday so that's all for now.

OXO

D.

An Admirable April Adventure: PA/Filoli/Half Moon Bay

Sunday, 14 April, we had a brief look at some older Palo Alto neighborhoods and the Stanford Campus. At 11:00 A.M. we met Stephen and Ann at Filoli, a beautiful home with gardens from the turn of the last century. By the time we finished, it was early afternoon and everyone was hungry. We decided to cross the Santa Cruz Mountains and drop down into Half Moon Bay for lunch. Ann and Anna found a wonderful Mayan restaurant on Open Table called the Capistrano Cafe. This was a highlight! We parted company with Opa and Ann and drove up Highway 1 to Pacifica where we joined the 280 and headed back up over the Sierra Nevada to Reno. We were home by 8:00 P.M.

 A visit to Stanford

Rodin's Burghers of Calais

 Memorial Church

 The troops in one of many arcades

 Splendid Architecture

 Hoover (Herbert not J. Edgar) Tower

 Pleasant Views

 Hoover Tower

 Campus view from Hoover Tower

 Wildflowers on Stanford campus

 Filoli

 Filoli kitchen

 Dining Room

 Reception Room

 Library

 Stairwell

 Hanging with the grandparents

 Entrance with wisteria 

 Carla Sue had something to say

 Beautiful spring flowers

 Pool

 View back to the house

 Telling time the old way

 Beautiful vistas

 Cochinita: slow-cooked pork to wrap in corn tortillas

 The Hastings

 Opa and Ann

The troops post-lunch

It was a great day and a terrific trip! There likely won't be any more posts for a while, unless something interesting pops up. So that's all for now.

OXO

D.