Sunday, June 21, 2020

Dean turns 70 on June 22nd

Let's celebrate Dean on his 70th birthday with a collection of photos taken since his 65th in 2015  💝

Photograph from the The Sartorialist

                  Here's a photo of a Frenchman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Dean at 70



                                              Quite a change from that  23 year old bad boy



                            Or maybe not... he's halfway to his new 'do and still clowning around

                                                            
                                                       Vacations Near and Far


                                                     Bellagio on Lake Como in September 2019



         
              Writing postcards at a café across the street from Chateau D'Ussé  in the Loire Valley       
                                                 

               
              Cheateau de Serrant, on the way to Angers at the end of our second Loire Valley trip         



                  We happened on a path to a  lovely waterfall in Entrecasteaux- a tiny village in Provence




Sporting a cane in front of the Pont du Gard in Provence (shortly after a hip replacement) in 2016

     


                                               Limahuli Gardens during a light shower in 2015

       

          The  beach at the St Regis Hotel, down the hill from our Hanalei Bay condo, after the flood in 2018
   

The local Garden Isle paper- Monday April 16, 2018

The National Weather Service said Kauai broke a national rainfall record after a gauge one mile west of Hanalei recorded 49.69 inches during the 24 hour period ending at 12:45 p.m. on April 15th 2018. And we were there.  That may have been the most excitement we've ever had on a vacation. Dean drove through the raging waters to allow me to stock up on provisions during the storm. For days after the rain stopped we sat on our lanai and watched helicopters flying over Hanalei Bay taking people out and bringing supplies in. The North shore is still recovering and has just recently opened up to visitors. We were planning on making a long-awaited pilgrimage to the Limihuli Gardens in late March of this year, but our trip was  cancelled due to the pandemic



Dressed according to etiquette at the Hindu temple on Kauai in 2019. The road to the north side of the island was still closed on this trip so we found other fun things to do.



                                                                      Waimea Canyon


                                       A hike to Frog Lake in Markleville in early September 2015



                         
 On the same trip to Lake Tahoe we did a favorite hike to Marlette Lake - Dean took the photo as we returned to the parking lot. Often before we'd biked to the Tahoe Rim trail on this same dusty path, but not this time and probably never again.



                                   Happy memories of biking the Flume Trail high above Lake Tahoe
                                 



We had planned another trip to Lake Tahoe in August 2018, but had to cancel because of wildfires and smoke in the area. Instead we had a staycation with a day trip to Petaluma and Olema where we had dinner at Sir and Star. Dean is modeling the new tee shirt he found that day in Point Reyes.




                                           Mother's Day brunch at Cotogna in San Francisco



                             On a short trip to Mendocino in April 2019 when the trees were blossoming

   

Wine tasting at the annual Big Crush event in Amador County


Ethan and his mate honored us with a visit


Every once in a while a hawk would pay a visit to the tree outside our window. Dean named  him Ethan



                          Hiking on El Toyonal path with Dean's favorite Mt. Diablo in the distance



Toasting from separate tables outside the Rustic Bakery in Larkspur

Even during the corona virus pandemic Dean managed to celebrate Passover with his sister Ricki at the Rustic Bakery in Larkspur, observing social distancing of course.

                                                   
                                           Projects Completed Around the House



                  Completely rebuilt stairs from the house down to Tamalpais Road three years ago



                               Another view of new stairs and railings photographed on a dry August day



                 
   Tore down and replaced rotting retaining wall on the landing this Spring--at the far end there is a faint view of the earthquake cache we finally assembled a few years ago. Dean keeps adding useful items like a tent and walkie talkies!



                               
                                     Rebuilt two more retaining walls as shelter in place projects







                                           and reimagined a path next to the basement



                                                                and gardening never stops


                                            And finally, five more years of fun with darling Allie






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