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La Perla #2 – Grand Av.
I use to see lots of strip malls like this in the 70’s. I visited this particular one many times in hopes of getting a donut next door but the donut shop is always closed when I came by. Now La Perla #2 is tempting me with tacos.
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Buddy’s Diner
Driving by one afternoon on my way home from shopping at Sprouts I spied construction coming along nicely and the temporary sign out front informing everyone to expect Buddy’s Diner soon. Right away I noticed shiny red vinyl seats inside and eagerly anticipated my very first visit once construction was finally done. After all diner food is one of my favorite types of comfort food.
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Islands – La Jolla
This place reminds of the islands. Inside the decor has an islands look. Burgers have flavors like burgers I’ve had in Hawaii.
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Recipe for Oatmeal Cookies
What’s not to like about oatmeal cookies? Nothing really, they are so versatile you can do different variations each time you make them. This is my tried and true recipe I’ve been using and have adapted over the years.
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Mogan Mountain Tea Plantation
I rarely see my kid since she started college at NYU Shanghai. We use to go on tea adventures in San Francisco’s Chinatown and locally. It was exciting tasting various loose leaf tea brewed in tea houses. Now she goes on tea adventures in China where our favorite teas are grown. It’s exciting every time she returns she brings me loose leaf tea. On her latest adventure she went to Mogan Mountain Qingcaotang (Green Grass Soup) Tea Plantation and picked her own tea. Photos and captions by Mari Mogan Mountain Tea Plantation Hangzhou, China After she returned with this latest tea I brewed it and enjoyed the fresh…
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Living Coast Discovery Center (Chula Vista Nature Center)
30 Years of Thinking Green Anniversary Celebration With a lightened step I take, to gaze upon this 2,000 plus gallon tank, I spy my intended, gracefully swimming by, stopping to greet their admirers, just as curious as I, we gaze into each others eyes, locked in beautiful serenity, I’m glued to my spot, instantly I feel a peace envelope me and I never want to leave. Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtles
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Angelo’s Burgers – South Oceanside
Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations. Paul Cezanne
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Recipe for Banana Bread
I’ve been thinking about incorporating some of my better recipe’s into our blog for some time now since my fondness for baking has been such a large part of my life. I really love creating variations on an old favorite and testing new ideas as well. So here goes!
