I have been exploring the various options for site appearance, but I do not know if the changes I made ( or didn’t make) will be visible on my site. The words are, of course, the important part, but it would be nice to make it visually attractive, also.  That said, I’ll start.

My friends and family know how this retired doctor, who was in Pittsfield, MA for thirty years, ended up in San Diego, CA, but I will briefly explain that I came out here in the winter of 2004, on vacation, and did not want to go back to the snow, cold, and ice. I met my future wife, settled in Coronado for a while, and now, married in 2011,  we are happy residents of Pacific Beach ( PB).

Sitting here, the early morning sunlight streaming into the room, I enjoy the palms, the birds at the feeders and fountain.  The quiet morning is perfect for reflection on the past and how best to allow my children to share my memories of our family, my thoughts on the present, and hopes for the future.  That, I think, will be the main content of this blog, with pretty frequent comments on current events.

We are pretty busy here making preparations for the  usual huge Thanksgiving gathering here in PB.  25 to 30 will be coming down from the Oceanside area, including “E”, the 91 year old matriarch.  The holidays, graduations, weddings, etc. are all times for the family to gather, eat, drink, and enjoy each other’s company.  Politics, sports,  work, children and grand children are favorite topics.  It is always fun.   I really enjoy cooking for a large group, ” big food!”,   But sometimes, even in our our large and well eguipped kitchen, we are challenged for burner and over space.  It always works out, everyone pitches in, no one goes home without a tight waistband nor without a package of leftovers.