Fire Brigade Muster on 6/9/18
Category: Classic Big Sur
Throw back Thursday & my Weekend
When I was in law school, I was a single mom with 2 young children. I often studied after I put them to bed, usually until midnight. I went to school all day, 5 days a week, and studied all the friggin’ time. The only time I could carve out for myself was when I was taking a hot bath. They were 7 and 2. I would tell them I did not want to be disturbed unless there was blood. They were very good about that. I didn’t get disturbed.
Today, I get to meet up with some of my original Big Sur Ladies birthday group for breakfast at Deetjen’s. Many of my favorite ladies will be there and here throughout the weekend. I only get to see some of them once or twice a year, and one of them I haven’t seen in something like 5 years. I am taking the entire weekend off from my blog (gasp!) so I can spend some of it with friends.
Back on Monday…unless there is blood, fire, or road closures. Then you can email/FB/twitter me.
I’ll take photos.
Saturday Tourists… (4/21/18)
… Came wandering up to my place this morning. A young, polite Chinese couple, clearly in trouble. They had gotten their car stuck in a hole a few miles away. They slept in their car. They had had no food or water. They offered me $200 to take them to the highway. Unfortunately, I was expecting company in an hour – a BSK reader and her husband who had flown in to SFO and were renting a 4×4 Jeep and a place at the bottom of the road from me and who did not know the neighborhood, were coming up. I couldn’t take the couple down.
I offered the use of my phone, but it kept dropping the calls. I drew them a map of where they were, how they needed to go to get out of here. I gave them each a 1/2 gallon of water, bananas, and oranges. I was just sending them on their way, when my son showed up. “Want to make $200??” I asked him. After looking at the photo of their car, he said he could pull them out with his chain, so he loaded them up and took them back to their car. He needs to make his truck payment and works at whatever he can get. Plus, he is just an all-round good guy. Boy did those visitors luck out!
STRs Meeting, Next Tuesday…
…At 9:30 am at the Conference Center at the Lodge.
Important Meeting on Tuesday, April 24th at 9:30 AM
at the Conference Room at Pfeiffer State Park.
Mark your calendar, tell your neighbors and friends.
(if you can’t make the meeting please send an e-mail stating that STR’s are not consistent with the Big Sur LUP to:
RMA Service Manager Melanie Beretti: BerettiM@co.monterey.ca.us
A ‘Special Meeting’ to discuss STR’s in Big Sur.
Let’s all show up to demonstrate that allowing STR’s in Big Sur isn’t consistent with our LUP and that the community is close to united in its opposition to making STR’s legal.
Many of us have testified at public hearings multiple times but it appears that, despite our efforts to clarify the issues, and despite the negative impacts on traffic, public access, housing, public safety and community, there’s still a chance decision makers will make STR’s legal in Big Sur. We need to prevent that from happening.
Again here’s the link to the County announcement of this ‘Special Meeting’
https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=63641
Please share this with your neighbors (and FB etc!) – it is a very good time to show up and help in the thoughtful protection of the Big Sur coast.
Photo Sunday, 4/15
This is the first yellow Indian Paintbrush I have ever seen up here.
And always a favorite place to photograph:
Photo Sunday, 3/11/18
From Richard Wangoe, taken on Tuesday am. The left is a close-up of the one on the right.
And here is one a few days ago showing the kitty print on top of the boot print.
Deetjen’s Benefit: Bach and Buffet
Photo Sunday, 1/21/18
Pfeiffer State Park, photo by Dan Danbom. This is such an exquisite photo. Thank you, Dan.
Photo Sunday, 11/26/17
Fall Foliage, Sycamores:
Happy Thanksgiving, 2017
Taking this holiday off. We are going out to River Inn for our holiday feast, for a change. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with the blessings and love of family and friends.
From Dan Danbom:
