Nicasio, CA (09/09/17) – “When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” Sherlock Holmes author, Arthur Conan Doyle, Scientific American, 1896 Mr. Robert Young (87) … Read More
Picnic Lunch at Bicentennial Campground
Fort Cronkhite, Marin Headlands, CA (9/1/2017) – “Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them, Cannon in front of them, Volley’ed and thundered.” – The Charge of the Light Brigade The recent heat wave in the Bay Area forced us out of Kentfield Marin Headlands in search of cooler air. Unlike our last few scenic drives, … Read More
Alpine Dam Trip
Fairfax, CA (8/2/2017) – With apologies to Robert Frost – “I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” We try to take the road less travelled during our outdoor adventures. The trip … Read More
Girls Day Out at China Camp State Park
San Rafael, CA (07/07/2017) – “Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.” ~ Wendell Berry For a change of pace, we decided to make our adventure a “Girl’s Day Out,” and we headed out to China Camp … Read More
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (07/07/2017) – “Moby Dick seeks thee not. It is thou, thou, that madly seekest him!” ~ Herman Melville, Moby Dick While we weren’t exactly seeking a fabled white whale, we did hope to see a pair of whales that had been reported to be visiting the mouth of the Golden gate recently. Fortunately, the stars … Read More
Resident Joyce Vedder Rides a Roller Coaster
San Rafael, CA (06/30/2017) – “Everybody likes a roller coaster ride.” ~ Pete Waterman You might disagree with Mr. Waterman, but we had a mission to fulfill and nothing was going to get in our way, not even a wishy-washer wisher. Last month, one of our residents, Joyce Vedder, remarked that she would like to go on a roller coaster … Read More
Trip to the Marine Mammal Center
Sausalito CA (06/14/2017) – “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” ~ Kahlil Gibran A group of our residents found out what some of those secrets were when we visited the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito recently. The Center, which overlooks Rodeo Beach and the beautiful Pacific Ocean, is open to the public … Read More
Marin Greek Festival
Novato, CA (05/26/17) – Wikipedia states “Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa.” That may be true, but for us, Greece was conveniently located in Novato, when we took a trip to the 46th Annual Marin Greek Festival at the Nativity of Christ Greek Orthodox Church. Arriving at noon, we had a wonderful lunch, and … Read More
Day Trip: Marin Art and Garden Center
Ross, CA (05/16/2017) – “The rose is a flower of love. The world has acclaimed it for centuries. Pink roses are for love hopeful and expectant. White roses are for love dead or forsaken, but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant.” WindChime took advantage of our recent beautiful weather and snuck down the street to … Read More
Veterans’ Wall: Teddy Berlin
Kentfield, CA (05/17/17) “A veteran is someone who wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to and including their life. The currency of freedom is the blood, sweat and tears of a nation’s people.” These moving words adorn the wall of our lobby above our new Veteran’s Wall, which we dedicated on … Read More