So in my bid to find the family’s regular “go to beach” here in California, last week we made our third trip to Mendocino, a beautiful 19th century seaside town on a spectacular part of the Californian coast, around … continue reading
Westward-ho!
One of our favourite things to do, living in Berkeley, Ca, is to go to the Cal Shakes outdoor theatre in Orinda in the summer. We went to three productions last year, “Comedy of Errors”, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Pygmalion”. … continue reading
Happy holidays, happy holidays……
It’s day one of the incredibly long American school holidays – two and a half months people – and I’m feeling strong and ready but with that uneasy feeling you get living in California – lovely weather but there could … continue reading
Me no speak like Valley girl yet
We’ve been here in sunny, drought-ridden California for well over a year now and it really has been a pretty easy transition seeing as we speak the same language and are into a lot of the same things – the … continue reading
Book festival junkie, me
Well the Bay Area Book Festival came to town this past weekend – 300 authors, more than 100 sessions, tens of thousands of attendees, held in downtown Berkeley, and it was a wonderful experience. I’ve never had a bad book … continue reading