It's that time of year. We're making the annual pilgrimage back to Cali which means pancakes, mexican food, sushi, In-Out Burgers and the list goes on...

I probably won't be blogging for the next few weeks, I'll be checking in from time to time on my favorite bloggers.

Enjoy November and see you back here in December!

Well, November has hit us with a bang...

That would be lightening, thunder, hail, wind and other fun side effects of Mother Nature PMS'ing.

The last night Lucy has woken me up no less than 7 times (yes, I am counting) while Luigi sleeps like a baby with no clue of the tempest going on outside.

She also smells about as bad as a dog can smell, and there's no hope for trying to change that as long as the torrential downpours continue.  Why is it she wants to sleep in the mud?!  Can't wait to give here one of these again...

The garden is now a pond and all of the drains are plugged by the falling leaves.  Water is spilling everywhere. Ironically, for some reason, we have no water in the house this morning. Ahhh, Italia.  At least I got some great, winter photos of Portovenere...

4 days (and counting) until our trip back to Cali!