Every year we look forward to our week down in the beach town of Del Mar, California. It's about an hour south of where we live. What a difference that hour south makes. We've been coming here to this same beach house in Del Mar for the past 4 years and it always manages to feel both fresh and familiar. Unpacking and cooking is easy. I ...
Del Mar
I’m. On. Vacation. (via Instagram)
Every year, just like my parents used to in Cuba B.C.* (*before Castro), we enjoy spending a beautifully relaxing time at the beach. In this case, we're in Del Mar, California and the weather is perfect. If you follow me on Instagram, you would already have this information, but that's not important right now. Here's the ...
Seeing worlds in a grain of sand…
As you know, my childhood summers always involved the beach somehow. From the perfection that is Varadero to the surf in Santa Monica, every summer that I can recall was spent at the beach. Of the many happy beach memories I have, however, one trumps them all. I still remember the magical moment when my dad filled my plastic bucket with the ...
She’s a Grand Old Flag
So, we're on our Beach Vacation. That's code for Marta-is-doing-nothing-but-eating-and-sitting-in-the-sun-thankyouverymuch. ;-) Our home away from home is exactly 238 steps from the sand and we've been enjoying every minute of sunshine and surf and major do-nothingness. But the beach here at Del Mar is a bit quirky. First of ...
