Our daughter has designed several quilts and sold several of her patterns. This is her Christmas quilt, as a wall hanging. Tis beautiful K! On Christmas Eve below the quilt the Grand-girls serenade with a lot of wind and brass.
However Jm is all boy, his favorite part of the night was not gnocchi and awesome sauces K made, not the fantastic Brussels Sprouts nor being with his G-pa, nor the eclectic music of his cousins, but stacking up the boxes and smashing them into Aj, who was there as backstop.
Next stop was Point Loma Seafoods. The fish sandwich is a favorite, they are among the few places that serve Manhattan style chowder … yum! Altho I like the outside seating, Jm has been in Seattle too long … and does not like the sun in his eyes.
There’s lots of boats at anchor, but check out the distant mountains – yup that’s SNOW! A few places with 12” drifts, but really not much, more than enough to cause a craze in the local news tho!
I left the USS Midway (the boat) in 1973 and never expected to be on the boat again! EVER! But my brother-in-law has his name on the plaque and has passes for all of us and Jm really wants to go! Thanks Bob! The restoration is much better than I expected, it s a very well done exhibit – you heard that from one of their biggest critics.
Jm wants to be the pilot, while Kg will be the best scribe ever! Check out her fancy new Canon!
I was part of the VF-161 Chargers when the F4-B was state of the art! Was it ever state of the art? Aj has control of my next flight!
The ‘Kissing Cousins’ as viewed from the flight deck of the Midway. I can’t see Bob Hope from here, but he is just to the right of the picture, at the end of the parking lot. A ‘must stop’ if you are in the area.
EEEDCW – these are awards the Midway has received:
E (white) = Battle Efficiency
E (yellow) = Air Efficiency
E (green) = Operations Efficiency
DC (red) = Damage Control
W (black) = Weapons
Ship’s Wheel = Navigation
Heading to Coronado. The first glimpse of the Hotel Del in the distance and a look across to the San Diego waterfront.
Coronado has one of the best beaches in the western US. It has been at the top of Dr. Beach list of Best Beaches, and again this year in the top 10. Shoveling ‘snow’ SoCal style.
A few of the locals watching a container ship pass in front the islands.
The Sandcastle Man is a fixture in front of The Del.
This year they have an ice skating rink. Looks like fun.
Our final day was spent in Balboa Park. To avoid the crowds at the Zoo parking lot, we parked behind the Organ Pavilion. This makes the ‘Lath Palace’ our first stop.
Past the artwork of Spanish Village to train and carousel
Jm’s choice was the model railroad display. There are some pretty awesome local terrain covered within the display. I did the hike to Goat Trestle a few years ago, it was not easy, but I’ll consider doing it again from the workmanship in this display.
El Prado for lunch ….
Always AWEsome, by far the best … and most expensive … to show off the best the park has to offer. Eat at The Prado when in the area … I can recommend the paella.
I can also recommend a leisurely walk around the Leisure Lagoon as Fran tries out the SUP Santa brought.
(from Google maps)
I trust all had a very Merry Christmas. My best wishes for a Blessed New Year!
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