Spring & Summer To Do’s, A Bike, Tent and Burrito, Coffee Roasters
5 stories we felt were worth sharing with you.
Spring & Summer To Do With the Kids or Grandkids.
Every spring and summer, my parents would try to figure out what to do in the springtime. What could they do to keep me busy? The thing was, being a young child, I was rambunctious and wanted to be on the go all the time. With my dad traveling a lot, it was hard on my mom to figure out what to do. When I saw this story the other day in the Patch newsletter, I wondered how many other parents are going through that nowadays, trying to figure out what to do with their children in the springtime.
Kristina Houck of the Patch staff wrote a great article about the best things to do with kids in March in California. It's springtime, the perfect time to come up with all these activities. Without further ado, here's the story that hopefully will help you this spring, this March, maybe even April, figure out what to do with the kids.
To give you a few examples, she talks about checking out an aquarium to discover marine life, preparing for St. Patrick’s Day, seeing the San Francisco Giants or Los Angeles Dodgers, and cheering them on as they start their baseball season.
She also mentions things like picking flowers or simply driving around and looking at all the colors. Whatever it may be, enjoy your springtime with your children, because before you know it, they’ll be older, and you’ll have grandkids to do this with.
Before his own theme park opened, Walt Disney visited Children's Fairyland.
Nicole Findlay, SF Gate
“When Children’s Fairyland opened on Sept. 2, 1950, in Oakland, it made history as the first storybook theme park in the United States. Over the years, the park would draw visitors — 15,000 came on opening day alone — who paid admission prices ranging from 9 to 14 cents.”
Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! More Coffee!
Patti and I love coffee. When traveling around the state, we always look for new roasters to try.
We’ve been enjoying the Costco Home Blend coffee beans lately. We liked the espresso beans they had before this home blend, but we’re enjoying this House Blend more recently.
We still grind our beans, which we highly recommend so you get the grind you enjoy for your pot.
Here is a post from San Francisco Magazine, with author Kyrie Sismaet listing 9 Bay Area Roasters to know.
A Young Man, His Bike, His Tent and His Burritos
I thought this story sounded like the commercials for Subway years ago, with Jerrod falling from grace after some years.
But this is in no way like those commercials, and from what I read, Tasman Alexander is no Jerrod.
A man, his road bike, his tent, and his burrito tell the story of a ride of a lifetime from San Francisco to Los Angeles, one burrito at a time.
Alex Simon, Sports Editor for SF Gate, has the full story here.
High-end California hotel begins banning children.
In a note on its website, the Alila Marea Beach Resort in Encinitas, north of San Diego, said it “plans to transition to an adults-only resort, welcoming guests aged 18 and over.” The policy change, effective Feb. 14, is to “provide a serene and tranquil environment tailored to adult travelers seeking relaxation, exploration and a peaceful stay by the beach.”
More Here from Olivia Hardon, Travel reporter, SF Gate.
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