This weekend was a three-day weekend. It was our nation’s Independence Day. Ironic, since we are still in lockdown thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. While a lot of people are unhappy about not being able to leave the house, I’ve been really enjoying being home. Since the stay at home orders were enforced for California Continue reading
I spent the whole morning cleaning. I keep telling myself I should’ve gotten back into blogging at the beginning of this pandemic but over three months in and I’m just now starting to follow-through. In my defense, it’s because I’ve been doing so much cleaning, organizing, and finally completing all those home improvement projects I’ve Continue reading
Now that we are going on week number whatever of the state and local safer at home orders, the Boy Scouts of America and its local councils have been focused on developing programs to keep our youth engaged in scouting virtually. This week the West Los Angeles Area Council (WLAAC) and Greater Los Angeles Area Continue reading
Jeff Granito is one of our favorite tiki artists and is extremely well known in the tiki community. This morning, he reminded us that it’s Stitch Day. June 26th is loving referred to as Stitch Day because this cuddly alien’s experiment name in the movie Lilo and Stitch was “Experiment 626”. Those who know me Continue reading
Happy International Day of Yoga! What better way to stretch your muscles, breathe deep, and take your mind off this pandemic than to spend 30 minutes in a relaxation session? Apple even created a Yoga Day Challenge with the chance to earn the limited edition Yoga Challenge Award by just committing yourself to 20 minutes Continue reading
For Thanksgiving this year we did something a little different. Brian’s parents (Paula and Jimmy) and his brother (Michael) flew out west from Boston to visit for a week. We spent the whole week with them plus we visited with Noni and Papa both in the desert and had them all over for a Thanksgiving Continue reading
Despite our best intentions to get up early to go to the Boston Museum of Science (MOS), we are on vacation and didn’t manage to get up too early. We also stopped for breakfast so by the time we got to the MOS it was 11:00 AM. And, because it was going to be a rainy Continue reading
Today is aquarium day! We got up early enough to have Dunkin’ Donuts today. We figured why not start off the day loaded with sugar and calories since we’d be walking a lot. As you can see, the calories I had for breakfast were almost as much as I was allowed for the whole day. Continue reading
Today we had a relaxing morning at Grandma’s house while she worked (so jelly that she gets to work from home everyday!). Then, we headed to Kowloon for lunch. This place has been here for years, it’s got a great Polynesian theme, and Brian was dying to have a tiki drink. Turns out the food Continue reading
Happy Independence Day from Salem, MA “Independence is happiness.” -Susan B. Anthony After a leisurely morning and a quick stop at the Piazza’s bbq to visit with dear friends we ventured off for something different. Leisurely Lego pirate ship morning This year we spent Independence Day in Salem, MA. Brian’s parents went on a harbor Continue reading