Belated Valentine

Hello Everyone,

Here's a little belatd Valentines cheer for you

Isn't this one nice?
G'night,
Julie

Heather's new Boat

Hello Everyone,
It's a coolish, breezy Thursday afternoon in San Diego, I'm listening to Goldfish Memory on Pandora.  I'm drinking orange tea and eating a tangerine, trying to get over the end of this cold.  Dan went to visit his folks, so the house is mine!
Heather bought a boat without a motor, the shipyard guy sold it to her for the price of the delivery.  She's going to renovate it and use it for the internal amenities as a guest house.   So, Here is their new cabin cruiser yacht, the "WIGWAM", staked out permanently in the back yard.

They've named it the Wigwam.

Heather is busy sewing new cushions and pads for the dining area.  Brad is going to remodel the tail area to make a little patio with seating and a table for an outdoor eating area.  There is  broken hatch cover that Brad is also going to fix.  She likes the fixin' part. So I guess we won't see much of the Jago's for a while.

Lilo is asleep on my bed, keeping warm and watching the Doctors.  She likes the hunky young one.

I'm knitting on the same grey, red, black and white socks I showed you before, almost done, 1/2 inch to go.

See YA,
Julie

Pomegranate, yes!

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone,

I hope you are having fun today.  My Halloween spidey was so cute we left him up, so he is playing with the lilac Valentines heart lights.  I do get a lot of mileage out of holidays.

It's a cold windy Tuesday night in San Diego.  I'm listening to Incendio play Luna on Pandora.  My cold is getting better.  I feel better today, no fever.

Dan and I went to Pomegranate, a Russian restaurant in North Park. No Valentine's Day crush there.  The decor is rustic, country hunting lodge style, very comfy.  The staff is young Russian kids, probably college kids, very nice and helpful.  The food was so good.  Freshly baked, warm bread with hotel butter (herbs and garlic mixed in), wonderful chai with cherry concentrate instead of sugar to sweeten.

  Great meaty, tasty soup, Georgian style.  Then  steamed dumplings (Like ravioli) in a yoghurt herb sauce, other dumplings made with pastry like empenadas with beef and mushrooms inside. Everything yummy.   Baked apple stuffed with dried fruit and walnuts for desert.  We had fun.  Not cheap, but not too expensive either.  I'd go again.  Next time I'm getting the Stroganoff.

I chanted Nam myoho renge kyo with Park West district at 7.  It was nice.

Lilo is staying in and being good.  It's cold outside.  She's sitting in the dark with her back to me, whatever that means.

Bye,
Julie

'Monster' socks

Hello, Everyone,
It's a cool,windy, rainy Monday night in San Diego.  I have a cold and I'm trying to keep it from getting worse.  I'm drinking tea and listening to Hector Villa-Lobos play classical guitar on Pandora. 

I finished some socks made from the leftovers of the Christmas socks.

Lots of leftovers, Frankenstein monster sock as the Germans say.  Cute.
Balbriggan heel and toe, brick stitch colorwork. I already had someone in the family request them for next Christmas.

These are the new WIP. The red and black stripes are leftover-from-Christmas yarn, the nulti is new.

I went to lunch yesterday at Juan Chou in southpark.  Lunch was $50 for 2 and there was hardly any carne asada in my carne asada burrito.  I'll never go back.  The owner was there with lots of bad attitude.  He can keep it!

Lilo keeps poking her head outside and then coming back in.  She really wants to go out, but the weather is too wet for her. 

Dan is coughing away in the bedroom.  I wish he'd take some Musinex.

See ya later, I'm going to put a little cinnamon schnapps in my tea.
Julie

Party time!

Hello, Everyone,
It's a warm Friday night in San Diego.  I hear it's winter? Just got back from a party in the OC.  Feeling good.
Listening to Jessie Cook play Mario takes a walk on Pandora. Go, Jesse.   Eating dark chocolate M&M's.  Life could not be better.

Oops, I forgot to rotate that, you'll have to turn your head.  This is a joint effort with Heather.  I made the necklace and earrings knit from crocheting cotton and beads , she made the ephemeral scarf, from aqua mohair , purple beads and lavender "silly" yarn..  

I asked Heather to write up the pattern for sale on Rav.  Let's see if she does. Busy gal, just bought a boat to boot.

Here are the party pics:

Blogger is not letting the rotate "stand".

Pretty Mamma, but she never stands still... not since she was born.

Lots of 8 year old action.

Who likes pop corn?

I just wish someone would stand still.

Cute lil' guy.

Kids, more kids.

Ready to go play.

Grampa loves his little girl.

Lilo is swishing her lovely white tail against my leg, wanting a mention in the blog.  Hello, from Lilo to all her fans.  She has been soooo good lately, I almost wonder what she is really up to.

See ya soon,

Julie

silk and salami

Hello, Everyone,

Then above is the pic of the white scarf I finished.

 Gottta fill the Christmas gift drawer.

It's a warm Monday night in January (Only in San Diego) and I've been knitting and drinking red wine.  I feel good and I'm listening to Jessie Cook play the rising tide or some such.

I finished a hat that is sink and cotton, so light, for containing my hair with open car windows, not warmth. shiney beads for the magpie in me.

 Dan and I wanted to go out, but instead I made some grilled cheese sandwiches with salami.  Real good.

Here is a pic of the new hat with the Wine Dan has been serving, Chiani style but from California.  I love it, fruity an light red.  Bif glass to boot.

Now Blogger is giving me fits, but it does that, and it's free, so I guess I'll try and work with it.

Good night from Lilo.

Love,
Julie
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Coronado and Tacos El Paisa

Hello, Everyone,
It's a warm Thursday night in San Diego. Winter, what winter?

Dan and I went over to Coronado and had coffee at the ferry landing. Lovely view of the city from across the bay.  I took pics, but Blogger won't load them just now, error message instead.   I love living in beautiful San Diego!  We also have a new favorite taco shop, Tacos El Paisa on Imperial in the "hood". Super yummy and located near a friend's house where we often go for Buddhist meetings.  Open late to boot.  I think I'm in love.  Carne asada to die for and fresh, hot, handmade tortillas on the side. Wow!  Carnitas also great.

This is the side tray they bring to the table with your order.

If blogger lets me, I'll add the Coronado pics later.  I finished a new hat for myself. Lightweight, not for warmth, but to control my hair in the car with the windows open.  Lightweight yarn, lots of lace holes.  A bit of eyelash to make it fun.  Sock yarn leftovers at the brim where it rubs on my forehead so it's soft and comfy.

See ya,
Julie

Olympic Cafe

Hello Everyone,
It's a cold, foggy Thursday night in San Diego.  I'm crocheting an edging on a scarf for Amber, feelin' good and listening to Jessie Cook play Havana on Pandora.  On the way home from a meeting tonight we stopped at the Olympic Cafe to get some dessert and coffee.  It's at Texas and University.  I had chocolate cake (dense, moist and chocolately) and Dan had Greek cookies, sometimes called wedding cookies. He liked them.

I was trying to get the hunky young waiter in the pic, but he stepped aside.  Must be shy.  Son of the owner.  Nice guy.  He made a fresh pot of decaf for me 10 minutes before closing. We'll have to go back for dinner some time.

Lilo is sleeping on my sweater, cold tonight.
See ya,
Julie

Rub a dub-dub

Hello, Everyone,
It's a cool Wednesday night in San Diego.  I am feeling pretty good and listening to Morning Ride by Nestor Torres on Pandora.

Today I was knitting on a sock(so, what's new, Julie) and a scarf I meant to give Amber for Christmas.  I put it aside and forgot it.  If I finish it now do I just give it to her, so put it aside for next Christmas? Hmmmm.

I also found a gift I forgot to give Nate, but his birthday is coming up soon, so I know what I'll do with it.  I have a band-aid on my finger so it's typo city right now.  More fixin' than typin'.

We did laundry today and afterwards Dan was hungry so we caught the happy hour (Tues - Fri)  at Kaiserhof in OB.  Good German beer on tap.

Hofbrau sign.

Happy hour menu

Crazy patio heaters that look like something NASA would build.

And when all the beer and sausages were over, she brought me strudel and decaf coffee to wash it all down.  The staff is very nice.

Lilo is still outside, must not be cold enough yet.

See ya,
Julie

crochet time?

Hello Everyone,
Its a clear, coolish Monday night in San Diego.  I feel ok and I'm listening to Turkish Night by Ottmar Liebert.

I started a cardigan in crochet.  Mix of colors, bright purple with browns, tan, grey and little bits of pink, red, yellow and white.  Edging in Camel.  Hope it comes out good.  

Had dinner at Western steakhouse in North Park, close to where I had a meeting.  I had the wild west burger, crazy good. 1/2 pound, gyros meat and bacon, BBQ sauce.

Dan had chili cheese fries, also superb.  Thay've added air conditioning.  That's great because we used to say we could only go here in the winter, it's too hot in summer.  Now we can go year round.

Lilo is outside.
See ya,
Julie