Had a wonderful visit with Tim's Uncle Sam and Aunt Sandy at their home in Santa Maria. It's amazing what you can learn about a family from a different perspective... Sam is Grandma Annabel's baby brother by 11 years and we were well informed and entertained this evening by his tales of family history. The weather is warm enough that the monarchs venture further and further from their cuddling clusters. We sat on the rocks overlooking the ocean with the sun ...

We were honoured to help celebrate Kathy and Wilbert's 45th Anniversary, for which they came on this little getaway to Pismo Beach. I hope I have as much energy as Kathy when I'm 65 and a grandmother of 19! She was boogie boarding in the freezing cold ocean in a dress! I do have excellent video footage though. Yesterday in the early afternoon we went to the Monarch Butterfly Grove and were astounded at how these graceful little creatures survive such phenome...

Saying good-bye was extremely hard when we left Gleanings yesterday afternoon... Who knew we were to discover such beautiful people?If you ever want to spend a week feeling like you have made a difference in the world, go to Gleanings for the Hungry!They'll put you to work, but they'll love your socks off while you're there. Our first day in Pismo Beach was a recoup day.Tim is nursing a cold and naps just seemed to sneak up on us throughout the day.It was wonde...