It went well and Liza was beautiful. The speaker was a pompous so and so, the retiring University
president and he started off with "I was born (almost)" and continued with his life. Not great and
the seats were boards with no backs BUT it was 106 outside and we were inside...YES!
We all dined together after graduation ( Viki, her ex Duffy, Liza, Robert and me). We said our
goodbyes and today we headed for Berkley to visit my niece Rebecca. We showed up at a
"Circus" performance where the twins did a fabulous job. They are beautiful and talented and
love the ariel stuff. We spent the afternoon and part of the evening with them. It has been a
very difficult year for them, not the least of which is that Dan's dad fell and broke his neck in
February. He is still recuperating, but also has dementia which does not make things easier.
We are now in downtown San Francisco and will have breakfast with grandson, Ryan, tomorrow.
He is getting his PhD at UCSF and is VERY busy, so not sure how much of his time we'll have.
After Ryan...we'll head for Bodega to spend some time with Alyssum.
I haven't gone into the details of our trip from Boulder to California, but it went well. We stopped at the Great Basin National Park in Nevada on our way. It is a lovely park and it
would be fun to return with our pick-up truck and camp and roam the place.
Prices for motels have dropped considerably since our last visit west. $50 plus tax in Utah and Nevada. This motel, which is more than "just adequate" is $109.00 including tax and has
free on-site parking. The lady at the desk suggested they served a "free" breakfast, but that
around the corner was the Crepe Shop and they had VERY good food. We may go there in the
morning.
