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Surprise Staycation in Stinson Beach
For Alex’s birthday, I booked us a surprise staycation, complete with a blindfolded car ride to see if he could still figure out where we were going. Well, spoiler alert: he is very good at this game and could indeed figure out where we were. However, being blindfolded on Hwy 1 is a prime method…
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Camping in Pinnacles National Park
One of Alex’s many strengths in life is planning ahead and snagging much-sought-after reservations. Back in the fall, he already planned for this spring camping trip to Pinnacles National Park, reserving a campsite as soon as it became available. Pinnacles is only an hour from San Jose, and yet it’s pretty underappreciated as far as…
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Win Son | Cookbook Club
I have been delighted to see the growing number of Taiwanese cookbooks published in recent years. Although I was happy to support the authors by simply buying the cookbooks and having them decorate my kitchen shelf, I wanted to actually enjoy the cookbooks as not just books but as the dishes contained within! And so,…
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Bay Area | February, 2024
February included a big cookbook club dinner for Lunar New Year; a whole trip to New Mexico; and of course plenty of adventures right here at home. I made lots of progress on my custom San Francisco-themed mahjong set, finishing up the painting phase. Cassie and I visited the White Elephant Sale benefiting the Oakland…
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Kong Family | Los Altos Portraits
Happy 100th Birthday to this wonderful great-grandma! What an honor to photograph four generations of the Kong family in this fun little redwood grove session. Grandmother and grandson. A special bond. One hundred years old, and still so spry! Love. This popped bubble scene was so perfectly lit, it almost looks ai generated, but…
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
As a bit of an epilogue to our stay in New Mexico, we booked just one night at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort And Spa before flying out of Albuquerque the next day. It was a beautiful resort, and an incredible use of our Hyatt free night certificate. View our brief but beautiful stay below,…
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Taos, New Mexico
Taos with my spouse! After a beautiful drive from Santa Fe, we arrived at our home for the week, an airbnb not far from town. Our first dinner was wonderful, at The Love Apple. We got to visit Taos Pueblo, which is the oldest continuously inhabited community in the US. We were given a lovely…
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The Road to Taos | New Mexico
There are two main routes connecting Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico: The Low Road and the High Road, each named for its respective elevation. The Low Road follows the Rio Grande, while the High Road weaves through the mountains. If you’re making a round trip between the two cities, almost everyone recommended driving the…
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
Unless you’re an avid skiier or from the state, you probably don’t think of New Mexico as an attraction for winter sports. But it is! Located at the southern end of the American Rockies, Santa Fe is almost 2000 feet higher in elevation than Denver. This February, we decided to visit New Mexico for a…