花香中漫步

我沿著圍牆慢慢地走
微風吹來陣陣的玫瑰芳香
這樣的散步真令人愉快

神奇生理時鐘

我的手提電話定了星期一至五早上六點四十五分響鬧
(但那當然不會是我身體離開床子的時間)
星期日剛上床便猛然想起我應把鬧鐘關掉
好讓自己可以享受一下亡兵紀念日的早上

怎料第二天我還是自動自覺地在六點四十五分醒來
雖然只睡了四個小時但感覺上仍比任何一個工作天都精神

Lavender Hollow Farm

上年七月和朋友來過這個小小的薰衣草園
今年未到五月便急不及待去查詢開放時間
怎知到達後才發覺最香最好看的Grosso品種還未開花
害我們白走一趟
(他們後來才在網站發佈遲開花的消息)


上次我們從這裏學會了做又香又可防蟲的薰衣棒子
導師說這個棒子可以用上很多年
當沒有了味道時
只要擠壓一下棒子讓薰衣草油釋出
香味又會回來
原本這次想多弄一個
但沒有新鮮的Grosso是做不成呢


還好這次我終於買到薰衣草牛油曲奇
(上年我做完棒子回來便賣完了)
店主太太弄的曲奇真的很可口
我想她為high tea活動做的茶點一定會很棒
不然今年high tea的名額怎會在一個半小時內全部爆滿



(左) 上年Grosso薰衣草盛放時
很懷念那紫色的一片海

(右) 這次只有London Blue薰衣草開了


買了很多薰衣草花蕾用來做香囊

Address: 22244 McBride Ave., Escalon, CA 95320
Tel: 209-838-2453
Hours: Fri-Sun 9AM - 4PM (until July 6, 08)
Website: www.lavenderhollowfarm.com

Yoswirl - Fremont

My prayer for a frozen yogurt shop in our area is finally answered. Although it is not the Cefiore that I was hoping for, I'm still happy that we get a self-serve yogurt shop in time for the summer.



Yoswirl had just opened their door last week in Pacific Commons beside the other Asian restaurants. Me and my friend went there last Friday night despite the breezing cold weather. Being the first time going to a self-serve yogurt shop, I was amazed at the varieties of flavors and toppings they offer. We got to choose from 10 flavors of yogurt, 40 dry toppings, and 10 fruit toppings. The shop owner gave us some little sample cups for tasting and we finally decided to get blueberry, peach, and passion fruit yogurt with several fruit toppings. I really like the blueberry and peach yogurt, and I already thinking about which flavors to try for my next visit.



Address: 43773 Boscell Road, Fremont, CA
Website: www.yoswirl.com

Milestone

I finally pumped $4/gallon gas for the first time today. :(

0ther than following those gas-saving strategies to obtain higher fuel efficiency, I think I should purchase gas in the morning rather than late in the afternoon (here is why).

This doesn't apply to me, but if your car doesn't have a gas cap lock, you should go get a locking fuel cap to fend off the gasoline thieves.

Six Feet Under

I brought my friends from out-of-town to the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland this past Sunday. The architect of this cemetery is the same one who designed New York's Central Park.



Many famous and wealthy people chose this cemetery as their final resting place. We fetched the map from the cemetery office which shows the location of their graves. To be honest, I only know three out of the forty-seven persons mentioned on the map. Two of them are the namesakes of a chocolate company and a coffee company respectively and the other one is a woman whom I admire. She is the first female architect in our state who designed the magnificent Hearst Castle in San Simone, CA and a lot of other notable buildings. However, we couldn't locate her grave and I accidentally stepped on a tombstone during the search. >.<



According to Wikipedia, Elizabeth Short the Black Dahlia is also buried in Mountain View Cemetery. I wish I had known that before the visit.

遊山玩水

自從去完 Big Sur 以後便開始對行山觀看瀑布感到興趣
剛好從 SFgate.com 看到這篇文章
才發覺其實灣區也有不少可以看到瀑布的地方
但這邊的瀑布都是靠雨水來"運作"
所以要等平日下幾場大雨
而週末時放晴才可以去

三月的某天這個時機來了
我和朋友去了南灣的 Uvas Canyon County Park
選這個地方是因為只要走一哩路程便可以看到四條瀑布
最適合少運動的我



(L)Granuja Falls (R) Upper Falls



(L) Basin Falls (R) Black Rock Falls

這些相都是用我朋友的相機拍的
我的相機沒有調較快門的功能
拍小瀑布的效果不太好
好想買新相機喔

P.S. 如果對灣區的瀑布有興趣的朋友可以參考這個網站

Lost in L.A.

這個星期有兩間雪糕連鎖店都有宣傳活動
但對雪糕不太感興趣的我 (亞洲口味除外)
心裡卻惦念著L.A.的Frozen Yogurt店
特別是Cefiore的紅莓石榴味yogurt
為什麼我們這邊一家都沒有?!

Museums on BofA 2008

Museums on Us (courtesy of Bank of America) is back again, but there are some changes to the program this year. Instead of free admission for the entire month of May, Bank of America is extending the promotion to first weekend of every month until April 2009. There are less participating institutions in the Bay Area compared to last year and the choices are not as good. In addition, the fine print stated "free admission limited to cardholder at participating institutions", so they are no longer paying for the non-customers this year. Shall we blame it on the subprime mortgage?

Participating institutions in Bay Area

- Museum of The African Diaspora
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- de Young Museum
- San Jose Museum of Art
- Tech Museum of Innovation