January Home Improvement
Category Archives: California
January Joe
Glen Cove Waterfront Park (down the hill from our house):
Vallejo Ferry Terminal Park
Waiting for a friend at the Vallejo Ferry Terminal, I had the perfect opportunity for the youngest of our two dogs to run around in the damp grass while we waited. End of December is still a beautiful time of year here in California!
North Bay Dog Parks
Petaluma and Glen Cove Waterfront are here
Second Wedding Anniversary
Shando had some work in San Francisco so we made a day of it, taking our two younger dogs, since the seniors are having mobility issues and we knew we’d be making several stops and going through the hills of San Francisco, which we did traverse repeatedly to get everything done. We took some time to take the scenic route back and forth from Vallejo and minimized only taking the Golden Gate. GPS kept trying to get us to take THREE bridges to get one way to San Francisco with extra tolls just to save five minutes. We’re glad we took the “long” way.
Our first stop was in the Potrero Hill area, where Shando used to live years ago.
For the first time in my life, I drove up to and wandered around the Palace of Fine Arts. Growing up in the Bay Area and having lived here most of my life at this point, I never made a point to go there.
Here is some of the scenic drive back out of the city:
Virtual Tour – The After
Since we couldn’t have a traditional housewarming, this is what Covid will allow us to do for now.
Corner unit with fewer adjacent neighbors! 
No grass yard is eco-friendly. 
Fake grass fence! 
Welcome! 
Three car driveway/garage. 
Looking out from foyer 
It was not an easy task getting this mounted! 
Parents bought this in Spain in the 1970’s 
Hand-carved Spanish cabinet 1970’s 
Main family gallery 
Hallway to family room. 
Sitting room. 
Corner units from Spain, 1970’s 
Piano from 1910 
Sliding chair for free on Nextdoor.com 
Dining room 
My childhood desk 
Combined into a grand room 
Kitchen access to side yard 
Cook and socialize 
Island living 
Gas stove with six burners 
Cozy cathedral ceiling area 
The outdoors is never far 
Barbra in every room 
Gas fireplace 
Cutting board says Hayden Est. 2020 
Dog bath area 
Main hallway 
Streisand shrine 
A Francophile’s rêver 
Ma petite salle de bain 
Decor francais 
I didn’t even notice the French flag colors! 
The Bridge 
Dog area while I work 
Back wall for Zoom calls 
Home projects to be done in my office 
The hallway corner 
Faux bullfighting poster with my name 
Guest room 
Shando’s office area 
Bear den approaches 
The primary bedroom 
Storage galore 
We love natural light 
We added storage 
Double sink is a step up 
Need to install bidet my daughter bought us 
Step in shower is heavenly 
Large tub with private view 
Private green backyard view 
Backyard view from bedroom porch 
Water feature 
This is a smart fountain 
Backyard lookout 
Across from lookout 
Down from lookout 
Bedroom porch 
Primary bedroom patio 
Common area of backyard 
Hillside 
Outdoor living room 
Watch TV from outside 
Primary entertaining 
My favorite spot to sit outside 
We got this old fountain to work again so now we have two smart fountains! 
Music courtesy of Apple Music via Alexa 
Morning coffee outside 
Private view to uphill neighbor 
View up the incline 
Retaining wall area 
Path from backyard to side yard 
French window 
Tibeten spinner 
An old CRAB lives here 
Former RV area beyond porch 
Glen Cove Waterfront Park
This was the first time to this park with all five dogs. We found a very cool, calm and isolated place where they could go into the water safely for a little cooling off. There are lots of great places where one can launch a small boat or go swimming. We’re going to enjoy this park often.
Wellfleet Backyard Adventures
Black Widow versus Caterpillar
Moving into the House we Bought
Our wonderful Realtor, Cathy Rojas! 
Got decorations out. 
Brick in backyard fell on me.
