October 2025 thru February 2026

The end of September with a campout at San Simeon State Park with Mike's music group. 

We enjoyed a great pot luck, a roaring fire, good music and great company.
 

We found a fox sleeping on our deck one morning.

It finally wandered off. It had pulled 

that cushion down off the chair

We had a fun tennis play day with many from

the Cambrian  community 

coming out to play

Mike and I camped a few days at Morro Bay

meeting our friends Inga and Jim there.

Arlo photographed the northern lights in Ohio

Cameron and Jack are taking a guitar making workshop

Bixby and I make Thanksgiving dinner

Kelly and Pat build a float for Downtown SLO

for the SLO Christmas parade

Arlo presents his Capstone Senior project

Chris, Lucy and I take a walk along 

the San Juan Batista trail in Atascadro

Mike performs at Open Mic

Eden  turns 13 with an amazing birthday experience

of middle earth activities

Mike and I enjoy Christmas at 

Santa Margarita Ranch.

Chris gifts me a cute bird feeder

We enjoy a Christmas meal with Kelly and Bixby, 

and her friend Pat and son Ryan  joining

 us for dinner.

Kristen and Liam 

Matthew stay with us a night and we enjoy

doing a puzzle together

My niece Michaela and her husband 

Johnny welcomed baby Jeremiah.

I knit Jeremiah a blanket and hat.

  And one for my friends grandson also.

I

Mike and I camped at Santa Margarita 

over New Years. We found mistletoe growing.

Jeramiah wears a hat that I knitted for him.

Kelly, Pat and I ran....walked the

 5k chicken run at Santa Margarita

Michelle, Eden, L

ily and Kathy and I

explores a beach north. 

It was high tide so we walked the bluff.

 Eden climbed down. 

A picnic in the dunes was nice

I am enjoying knitting.

Kelly and Bixby gave me some

 lovely yarn for Christmas.

I knitted Lilys Buddy a scarf and hat

A neighbor on next door posted

racoons in his tree.

We enjoyed giving experiences for gifts this year.

Cameron's family enjoyed an escape room experience.

Flowers in Cambria

while there is snow in Ohio

A lovely afternoon walking the Ranch

with Michelle and Eden and Lily.

Music by moonlight with the music group

Baby Talon born to Maddie and Brian

across the street is very social

and comes to visit 

Baby Juniper Capri born to 

Kristen and Alex Farmer and big sister Sophia 

Elephant seal on the beach

Mike cooks  and I knit

Life is good.

A neighbor took this photo on the Ranch today.

Life is full of good nature and some man made stuff.