With the summer vacation coming to a close we had a last sojourn by the sand dunes in Monterey Bay. I found this lovely Air BnB right on the beach by the sand dunes of Pajaro Dunes Resort for our neighbors family and ours. It was just one night but being right near the beach bought an incredible sense of relaxation to all of us with healthy and delicious meals, reading and chatting. The kids enjoyed the walk along the beach this morning with following the dolphins and sea lions jumping happily in the waves eating their breakfast of fresh anchovies.
This week I celebrated a much needed clean and dust free house with a
vegan strawberry ice cream using a favorite recipe from Food 52. I used brown sugar and lemon to macerate the strawberries to add to the ice cream maker – delish.
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| Strawberries macerating |
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| Coconut cream in a ceramic bowl I made |
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| Ready to eat and a job well done! |
I am in the middle of making a cardigan at the moment which has taken me ages to knit – I think it take me up to half an hour to knit one row as there are so many stitches. This is the Noro yarn I have left for the rest of the cardi and the sleeves – hopefully there will be enough!! This has been an excellent summer project whilst watching the kids flicks at the local cinema each week and our marathon of Harry Potter films!
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| Goodness Gracious – Great balls of yarn! |
And now for our last sojurn of the summer in the sand dunes of Monterey Bay. When we stayed at Sunset State Beach I always wondered how to find accommodation at the condos right on the beach nearby and there we were living it up and relaxing to the sound of the ocean right at your doorstep. We had fig tart for elevenses after our walk along the beach watching the dolphins play and jump up in the water showing their underbelly – it made us all so happy! And yes we have been watching The Lord of the Rings films too over the summer.
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| Fig tart – perfect with a cup of tea for elevenses |
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| The sunset by the dunes at our back patio |
We found the shells of the sand dollars and I have seen them at the California Academy of Sciences but to see them move is pretty cool I found this video of sand dollars in action.
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| The kids check out a live sand dollar |
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| Let’s chase the birds said one kiddo and off they went – just like a Hitchcock film! |
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| Our walk this morning and the sun coming out |
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| Enjoying the freezing cold sea water between my toes |
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| Find the busy bumblebee in the gardens of Pajaro Dunes Resort |
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