Old Town Pasadena { Melting Pot Tour }

On the 19th, Brian and I met up with our friends Joanna and Tony in Pasadena. We had a fabulous time taking the Melting Pot Tour in Old Town. Following our guide, Kendall, we walked around for 3.5 hours stopping at various places tasting yummy food. Here are some snaps.

First stop: Tortas Mexico to sample ... well, a torta.

above: Stop 2- Father Nature to sample falafel. Here's Tony and Joanna.

below: Stop 3- Equator to sample 3 different entrees. Here's one... above: here's two of three. Tony, Brian and Joanna at the table.

below: Stop 4- Aux Delices Bakery & Cafe to taste Opera cake. YUM!

above: Stop 5- Beyond the Olive. We sampled 2 different extra virgin olive oils and

2 balsomic vinegars. Every oil in the store is California made.

below: Stop 6- Choza Mama. We sampled three different entrees. Here's one.

above: As we walked around, Kendall gave us some interesting Pasadena history.

below: Stop 7 - Bird Pick Tea & Herb sampling 3 different teas.

above: Here's tea brewing. Love the tea pots in the window.

below: There were 10 of us following Kendell.

above: Stop 8- Tutti Gelati. Tony and Joanna sampling a YUMMY gelato-sorbet

below: Stop 9- The Soap Kitchen. This was a 'sensory tasting'.

In the kitchen with Kendall telling us how soap is made.

above: Last stop- Mignon Chocolate Boutique. Another yummy sample!

Tour info can be found here: http://www.meltingpottours.com/

After the tour, we walked around and did some shopping.

I took the snap above in a cute card place - Lula Mae.

below: a snap from the Apple store.

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Joshua Tree { Day Trip }

On Sunday the 13th, Brian and I took a day trip to Joshua Tree National Park. We went to check out their campgrounds. We were thinking of camping over my spring break and thought that this would be a great place. Here are a few snaps from that day.

above: Driving through the park was nice. Here's a snap with a '60ish feel.

below: a snap taken in Indian Cove campground.

below: taken in Hidden Valley campground. Don't you think the face
in this rock formation looks like Gru in Despicable Me?


Ya know, I should get a field-note book. My memory is slipping.

All the campgrounds are around rocks except for one: Black Rock Canyon. That is where we will camp.

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Get-Away Weekend { Phoenix area }

Earlier this month, Brian and I had a wonderful get-away weekend. Brian did all the planning. All I had to do was pack our bags and get in the Jeep. On Friday the 4th, we drove to the Phoenix area and stayed two nights at the very nice Talking Stick Hotel and Casino in Scottsdale. That night, we went to see the Dodgers lose against the Giants in a spring training game in Glendale. On Saturday, we headed out to the Apache Trail but first, we stopped in Goldfield- an old mining town. Then off we go to drive along the beautiful Apache Trail. Here are several snaps taken that weekend.

Camelback Stadium was nice and the Dodger dogs were good.

We sat at the end of the left field seating area. Look closely, you can

see Brian in the bottom photo.

A few Goldfield snaps.

I think Brian broke the scale.

The Apache Trial is a National Forest Scenic Byway.

A road view of Canyon Lake above and Apache Lake below.

Above and below: views from a camp ground across from Tortilla Flat.

above: End of trail-Roosevelt Lake. We make a right.

below: Roosevelt Bridge from the back window.

Along highway 88 heading toward Superior for dinner.

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Calico {Day Trip}

Over President's Day weekend, Brian and I headed over to Calico Ghost Town to see a Civil War Reenactment. Abe was there along with Union and Confederate troops. Here are a few favs of the day.

Here's Abe inspecting the troops.

The battle of Calico begins.

After the battle, I walked around Calico taking snapshots.

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Erin's Shower {Love is Sweet}

A couple of weekends ago, I attended Erin's "Love is Sweet" bridal shower. Everything was beautiful... the cake... the treats...the bride to be! Here are a few snaps taken on that lovely afternoon.

The beautiful bride-to-be, Erin.

Here she is with her mom, my friend, Sue.

Erin's sister, Sarah with Sue.

Erin with her 'maids.

To see more snapshots of Erin, go to my archive and click on Erin and Michael's engagement shoot in September 2010.

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