Fish Gaucho, et al

Lynn, Jamie, Trevor, and Jen got in for lunch at the new Fish Gaucho in Paso Robles. (We had tried with the Underwoods once before on a Friday night - 2-hour wait.) Really fun place. Great food and drink, loved the rustic decor. It's a gotta try.

After lunch, we went out to Daou Winery and just vegged on their patio tasting their wines. Had the real camera with me this time (unlike lunch) but took not one photo (was so relaxed even lifting the camera felt like too much effort). We do have plenty of Daou photos, like here, for instance.

He Beat Me, Again!

Look at that pile of money! He beat me again, but it took him almost 3 hours over a couple days to do it. He had hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place, I had hotels on Vermont, Connecticut, and whatever the 3rd light blue property. The rest of the board was undeveloped.

Lexi is 2!

And her paw is doing fine following its griddle mishap. Remember, she was born at the very moment Amaryllis (Serafina, in Music Man) landed the last note of her "cross hand piece" at the SLO Rep.

Oliver!

Staging rehearsal tonight...

(More photos.)

AJ's Pokemon Birthday

Happy Birthday, AJ! The pics are here.

90 Years

Guess what we un-earthed on what would have been Papa Bill's 90th birthday (today)... The Lionel train he got on his 1st birthday!

Our Town

These photos were taken May 9th by Danielle Dutro McNamara Photography.

"We had the great fortune to see Our Town at SLO Rep last night. Beautifully directed by Kevin Dale Harris and beautifully acted by the whole cast. It closes on Sunday. Please go if you can." Erik Stein, Casting Director, Pacific Conservatory Theatre.

Our Town
May 12-28, 2017
Produced by SLO Rep Theatre
Directed by Kevin Harris
Jamie: Constable Warren, Crowd/Dead Man

Cameron snapped this Closing Selfie on Pam's phone.

Sam

The Regusci clan visited Sam on the occasion of his 15th birthday. It's been a while since all seven kids were together.

Hamilton

Look who got to go (because Serafina and the rest of the women-folk were wrapped up with Annie)? It's OK, there's another group going in July (assuming Serafina doesn't have another role by then...).

Annie (Kelrik)

Leapin' lizards, that was fast. Kelrik's production of Annie opened tonight. Seems like rehearsals only started a few weeks ago. Oh wait, they did start just a few weeks ago! Despite all kinds of tech issues, the show was a delight to watch thanks to the performances by the entire cast. Great bunch of people.

A few more pics are here.

Annie, Mrs. Greer, Sandy, Sandy's handler.

Daddy Warbucks, Annie, Bert Healey.

Daddy Warbucks, Annie, Ms. Hannigan, Grace.

Easter 2017

It was a big weekend. Egg Hunt with the cousins on Saturday, then church and baskets with the nuclear family on Sunday. Then there was a sub-set of us later attending the closing show of The Nerd at the SLO Little Theatre and Jonny ending up in the hospital late afternoon for leg and walking issues (the operating theory at the moment is viral or severe vaccine reaction, and will go away). And let's not forget that Matt's business partner, Valmir, and family dropped by Saturday evening for a quick visit while on their west coast vacation trip.

Easter egg hunt with the cousins on Saturday (photos)

Easter Sunday baskets (photos)

RIP in Santa Cruz

The whole fam damily put Robob to rest in the Pacific Ocean off Santa Cruz this weekend (April 7-9, 2017). Despite some colder and rainier weather than ideal, we all had a super time, including some outdoor activities like the Boardwalk and swimming (at the hotel pool). Robob created quite a legacy. There were cousins galore, as you can plainly see...

We stayed at Santa Cruz Villas on Front Street (and nearby Beach Street Inn) maybe a block from the water and directly by the pier. And, a short walk to the Boardwalk, which we enjoyed thoroughly despite a few raindrops. We only did one meal "out," at Betty's Burgers on Pacific Avenue. The 3rd generation Betty owns and runs it now (interestingly, though, neither Mom nor Grandmom was named Betty). From the Villas, we had an excellent view of the Start/Finish line of Sunday's Santa Cruz Half Marathon.

All the pics are here.

Member since 1964.

Cotton candy on the Boardwalk.

We just barely caught all the cousins in one place at one time.

Spoon Trade and Wine Tasting

After a wonderful brunch at Spoon Trade, we had our first France-trip planning session at the newly-opened (last Fall) Biddle Ranch Winery, followed by a stop at Baileyanna, then on to Chene (Oak) Vineyards (just down the road from our place).

Biddle Ranch Winery

Biddle does a sparkling!

Baileyanna

Chene Vineyards (chene means oak)