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Fall

September and October usually bring some of our best San Diego weather - sunny and pleasant during the day and cool nights for good sleeping.



This year was no different except it was a little more difficult finding ways to get out and enjoy it. Here we are at Cordiano Winery with our friends Pauline and Tom, sampling the local wines and Cordiano's excellent pizzas.



Have I mentioned we spend a lot of time in our yard?



Cottonwood Park in Encinitas provides an expansive grassy area - perfect for a late afternoon gathering of friends.



Lamb, taters, baby broccoli, oh my!



Are you kidding me? This makes me hungry and I just finished lunch.



The excitement of having a blank canvas! ...or in this case, a custom John Calver wood panel!



To the victor go the spoils. In this case, I won my yearly over/under bet on the Padres with my friend and tennis partner, Ed. We wager a good bottle of sippin' whisky or whiskey, every year. Being the optimist, I usually take the "over" and, if you know anything about the under-achieving Padres, you know I usually lose. Finally!



Lorri had lens replacement surgery and no longer needs to wear contacts! She had to wear a protective plastic thing for a couple days, though.



This photo says it all. What a year in politics!



I wish I had bought some stock in Zoom in February.



An institution in Happy Valley! I ate Grilled Stickies there when I attended Penn State and that was a long time ago!



Grilled Stickies! Lorri had them flown to San Diego for my birthday!!!



The funny part about all this food is that neither of us have gained any weight. Not bragging or anything, just surprised!



Our friend Jan has been very busy painting (and selling!) lots of her abstract impressionist work,



In October, Jan and John had our little "Italian" group over to celebrate the birthday boys and custom-painted a party on a canvas!



The Boys



The Girls



Our grand-niece on Lorri's side, Cambria, and her two kiddies, London and Siena.



Our Niece Jody and her granddaughter Siena



We had a nice outing at Kit Carson Park in Escondido



Cuties!



This was taken at The Fish Market in Del Mar. Local fresh California spiny lobster, not to be confused with Maine or North Atlantic lobster, these guys don't have big claws so you don't need a wooden hammer and a pair of pliers to eat them.



People that live on the bluff top have their own stairs to access the beach - some in better shape than others. They say that the sea level is rising. I say we should add more sand so we don't notice.



There's always a lot of sand at low tide!



Roof deck at Keith and Holly's in Solana Beach. Great views, a great sunset, and great friends. We tried be socially distant. At least we weren't hugging...



Sunset view



Around the fire pit



Moonlight Beach with some sort of native plant that only blooms like this on rare occasions.



We do a lot of walking in our neighborhood. We ramble, we wander, sometimes we stop.

Idyllwild!



We decided we (just us!) needed a getaway. We found a great mountain cabin through Airbnb and it was already decorated for the holidays when we arrived!



You could see for miles off the back deck



It had everything we needed including a wood-burning fireplace.



There was a park-like clearing on the property which overlooked the valley and had stuff like these chairs and picnic tables and a horseshoe pit.



Plenty of wildlife in Idyllwild!



Part of the little town



A nearby hiking trail, actually this is part of the Idyllwild Nature Preserve.



Parking was on the street side.

The End (of our Idyllwild excursion)





Low tide pools in the sand.



Walking north toward Swami's.



Well it's Christmastime now. Our house is decorated (somewhat) and we're getting ready for large celebratory gatherings with our families and friends! Just kidding. Not this year.



One of my favorite holiday decorations - it is actually very useful as well as festive!



Our fireplace. Lorri's dear departed mother made the faux jewelry Christmas tree.

 

Christmas eve dinner for two: Chateaubriand! It was spectacular!



Our front yard Christmas tree.



We Zoomed with Sara and Maya



and the rest of the Evers clan

And that about wraps it up.

2020 was a year like no other but despite all the turmoil, we had a lot of fun and we have a lot to be thankful for. We miss being with our families and friends and look forward to a time, hopefully soon, when we can hug them again!


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