Author Archives: annieriecken

Sacramento and other Bay Area adentures

Posted on April 3, 2013 by annieriecken

[Note: I just discovered that I never published this, so here it is.] The Shetland Sheepdog Club of Northern California hosted an agility trial in Sacramento on the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of March. I entered Chico in … Continue reading →

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Off-line

Posted on April 2, 2013 by annieriecken

There *are* people who choose not to have an internet connection at their house, and I just finished visiting some. Then I drove from northern California to Elko, Nevada, to Rock Springs, Wyoming, and today I’ll go on to Golden, … Continue reading →

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Berkeley on a sunny Tuesday

Posted on April 1, 2013 by annieriecken

I took Chico for an early morning walk (actually, not quite early enough, it was going to school time and there were a lot of distractions on the sidewalks), and we passed through a small park, where I saw this … Continue reading →

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Beyond Santa Cruz

Posted on March 27, 2013 by annieriecken

On Friday morning, Chico and I packed up the tent and bid a fond farewell to the mystery spot. We dropped down to the coast and took Highway 1 towards San Francisco. It was a sunny clear day and the … Continue reading →

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One last day in Santa Cruz

Posted on March 22, 2013 by annieriecken

This is my old stomping grounds and it feels quite natural to be here; that combined with some pretty perfect weather made me reluctant to leave when I’d planned to on Thursday, so I’ll stay an extra night and leave … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz Tuesday and Wednesday

Posted on March 20, 2013 by annieriecken

Tuesday morning was just beautiful at the mystery spot. Sunny, warm and delightful. I took an outside shower, in the full and glorious sun (sound like a New Englander, don’t I? Can’t get over the sun and warmth in March.), … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz Monday

Posted on March 19, 2013 by annieriecken

We spent the afternoon with some friends who are facing an interesting challenge, she never really cooked, he did all the cooking once they married (later in life). Then he had a massive stroke last summer. And now she’s learning … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz

Posted on March 18, 2013 by annieriecken

I lived in Santa Cruz from 1974 until 1986 or ’87 and it’s always a treat to come back. I’ve got a number of friends here and will do a fair amount of visiting around. On Saturday morning, we went … Continue reading →

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Vista to LA to Santa Cruz

Posted on March 17, 2013 by annieriecken

I left Vista and headed to a friend’s house in LA. I confess that I listened to Gertrude, the voice in my phone’s GPS, and went there, and don’t really know where I was, except that it wasn’t far to … Continue reading →

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Out of the yard

Posted on March 13, 2013 by annieriecken

On my last morning at Lisa’s, she and I went for a walk with Chico into some undeveloped land at the end of their street. And we even saw a hawk. We had a late-afternoon excursion to the beach, but … Continue reading →

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