Above – Group photo after a swim in the pool.
Still the 4th of July, the kids (& adults) had a blast at Ron’s pool.
Shower time.
Way sweet …
Attempt at getting everyone together for a group photo.
And this just in!! Below – Jamie, Kirsten & Chainee. Chainee just arrived to visit her family in Idaho. It has been forever since Chainee has seen her sister. It’s a great day for all of them, I’m sure! Awesome!!
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Above & below – Pappa, Robb, Alo & Kando took the trolley to La Mesa to have lunch with me after my class Monday.
Monday afternoon cousins play.
4th of July breakfast at Amma & Pappa’s.
A short trip to the beach, and Alo looking cool.
Maya’s blister got sand in it which required an emergency visit to the lifeguard station.
Looks like a good way to land a cute lifeguard!
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Above – Look who’s FIVE!!
Below – photos from my phone of the party. I still haven’t downloaded the photos from the camera which is where most of the photos are. Lots of pictures there to download & share when I get around to it!
The night before – ribs!!
What breakfast is about when these two are around.
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Above and below – The final photos Ron took at the Fair speak for themselves.
This one absolutely speaks for itself!
KJ – for YOU… Wednesday evening I had dinner at Herb & Wood in Little Italy with my GNO group. Look at the ingredient dead center on the Roasted Baby Carrots! 
Of course I had to order it and take pictures. My entire meal was fantastic. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who doesn’t mind loud and pricey. A very flavorful meal. I had a ravioli with goat cheese and roasted beets.
A quick selfie before leaving the restaurant. It was a bit dark so the photo’s blurry.
This, my friends is Kando getting his first taste of the “pouting place.” All the grandkids know about it, why should he be any different? Let’s learn’m young! Amma’s rule is no crying in the kitchen. He was crying so I picked him up and set him up on the second stair where he immediately slid to this position. Of course he didn’t slide any farther because that would be too uncomfortable. He stayed there about two minutes before he realized nobody was going to rescue him and he was missing out on too many things. So he got up, shook it off like a big boy and proceeded to give all of us high 5’s!
Robb and the kids arrived last night a little later than he planned due to unforeseen circumstances, one of which would be the small plane that crashed on the 405 by John Wayne Airport earlier in the afternoon. But they made it safely and everyone was happy to be at Amma and Pappa’s.
Today Robb took the kids to Balboa Park with a lunch I packed for them while Pappa and I are making Maya’s birthday cake (unicorn theme) for her party tomorrow. She’s going to be FIVE!
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Above – The perfect rose in our yard.
Below – Last Saturday 11 students attended a 2-hour International Yoga Day fund raiser for the Bellur Trust at my home studio, a record number of students in my studio.
Bear and Ziggy somehow napping alongside beach balls “someone” put in their crates. They don’t like beach balls.
Luck struck on their final day – Alo and Kando with a bird’s eye view of road work just outside our window.
Sometimes a meal is worthy of a photo – Spinach salad, big eye tuna, quinoa & grilled zucchini.
Succulent flowering along my morning walk.
The Fair Part 1:
This one’s for KJ – look who I ran into at the OB Street Fair!
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Above & below – Alo and Kando were good sports for Amma on safari in Great Grandma’s back yard looking for photo ops.
Kickin’ back on the balcony.
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Above – Robb sharing some time on the patio with his grandma.
Happiness is enjoying Thai food wearing your bike helmet.
Below – More KJ & a visit to see Ron and the kids. KJ was playing some hide & seek with the kids.
No peeking!
Kando & Alo posing in one of those politically correct photos where no private parts are exposed.
Alo and I took a trip to the grocery store & Alo scored a ride in the fire engine cart.
Kando likes to eat & he’s really good at it.
Here’s one for the boys! Coming up the stairs from walking Ziggy I found this beetle. It was about an inch long. The boys would have loved it!
Did you know … tomorrow is Bruce’s birthday.
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Above – That’s the new portfolio photo for my “Yoga Bio” on the Iyengar Yoga La Mesa website teachers page and also used for the bio on my own website.
Below, Alo and Kando watch a music festival band in the street from the second floor of a Mexican restaurant in Sacramento three weeks ago. Yes, I’m that far behind and have been neglecting my posts.
Here’s how we stay in touch with the boys of the North – Skype, except of course when we visit them or they visit us. Robb and the boys were here last week for a couple days for Aunt Flo’s memorial service. I took a lot of really good photos of them I share as I get caught up. 
This is the Monday morning class I’ve been subbing while my teacher is in China. I had 17 students this day, all in Sirsasana (head stand) of some sort.
And here are eight students in supported Savasana at my home studio.
Maya and Sparty at Pizza Port with their daddy sharing what looks to be a root beer float, or maybe it’s a chocolate shake.
Now here’s a concept. When your legs aren’t long enough to reach the pedal, find a friend or in this case your sister to push the pedal for you. CORRECTION: Ron wanted me to add that Sparty was going 80 miles per hour AND he was on the road (not bouncing off the walls)!!
While I was in SDCCU to make a deposit …
The kids were outside waiting for this nice officer to come out to take a photo. 
Below – L-R Liz & Adam (Evan’s kids), Jordan and Jill (Evan’s wife) – June 6! But really I should be saying, Adam & Jordan holding up their new Certificate of Marriage! Congratulations are in order not only for this moment, but also for Adam receiving his PhD the day before! Happy days!
Weeds. Very healthy ones & pretty too.
What we have here is a very tired little boy. At least I think it’s a boy. He was wiped out.
I am determined to get caught up on posting my photos. I have some really good ones from when Robb and the boys were here and some videos too. I’ve got to get a handle on this before I leave for Pune so I’ll be fresh and able to post daily. That’s my mission and I’m sticking to it!
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Above – Surfing bay side at Surfside Deli on Rosecrans.
KJ, fka Karin Longway, long time friend going all the way back to Dana Jr High School, paid us a visit and left last Friday to return to the land of Kiwi, Pineapple Lumps, Whittaker’s chocolates & Dukkha.
Below – Evidently this is a very special treat in NZ. I think it deserves an award for its name alone.
I especially like the warning. After all, if you’re going to eat candy, you should be sure to enjoy a balanced diet!
Here’s another treasure from NZ. So good!
One of the nights we got together with Dennis Huber and his wife, Shelley, at The Venitian Restaurant. I’ve known Dennis since before I can remember. He lived down the alley from me and we went to the same elementary school. Kick the can comes to mind here …
We got together with KJ’s brother, Jonny (who is an owner of Surfside Deli), for happy hour at the Kona Kai.
This horse made out of scrap wood is in the lobby at the Kona Kai Club. An odd thing to have on display at a yacht club, I think. Just sayin’.
Don’t ask because I have no idea what this is. Scary.
A second trip to the Kona Kai and yet another horse in the lobby.
Siblings – Jonny, KJ & Kathie.
Farewell lunch at Nati’s.
I was catching birds. I know this is hard to believe, but not one bird fell for the old corn chip on the head (or the shoulder) trick.
Dukkah – dip some bread in olive oil, then in the Dukkah & eat it. Good stuff. KJ couldn’t find it anywhere so she ordered a package on Amazon. To our surprise it was shipped from NZ and arrived before she left!
Dukkah went very well with this bottle of NZ Sauvignon Blanc KJ also provided.
KJ stayed with us almost 3 weeks, minus a couple short trips to Rosarita Beach and Salt Lake City to be with relatives. We always enjoy her company and we were sorry to see her go. She left Friday, a day before Robb and the boys showed up.
A special farewell to my Aunt Flo who was married to my mom’s younger brother Chuck. Flo suffered a severe stroke about 10 years ago and passed away last week. Her service was today – a beautiful Jewish service followed by lunch at Tio Leo’s.
I am so far behind in posting. I need to get back into the swing of things before my India trip.
Stay tuned.
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Above – Can you tell what Sparty is holding up?
Hangin’ in the Hood …
Hodads!
Child prodigy…
Purisima Creek Redwoods …
Banana slug!
Making a cake …
Oops, got a little frosting on their faces …
Everybody loves a double decker bus!
Gotta love ’em all!
We have a house guest. Well sort of. She’s in Mexico with her brother & sister. I’ve got some photos I’ll share next post.
Oh, about that featured image, it’s a toenail! It was hanging on the big toe for a long time. That is until Pappa snuck up from behind & yanked it off!
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