Pocketful of Memory Cards

Hubby took Friday off and we headed down to the lower mainland to spend Thanksgiving weekend with my sister and her family.  We had to make a quick stop in White Rock so hubby could meet with a client.  Pitou and I wandered up Columbia and had a peek at my sister's former digs and then walked downhill to Marine Drive to take in the sights.   Max, being a little less portable, was not with us.  We sent him to "boot camp" at K9 Kardio for the weekend.  It's located on an acreage in east Kelowna near lots of trails.  Apparently they went out for a hike every day so I'm sure he was in heaven.   Pitou didn't seem to miss Max at all and had my sister's French bulldog  Hank  to play with. We gathered around a cosy fire in the back yard the first night. My sister and I spent most of Saturday poking around the picturesque village of Ladner  while the men went out fishing for sturgeon on the mighty F...

Though my daughter had moved her things into residence on Sunday she stayed with me that night and we  decided to spend Monday morning together. Our plan was to visit the Getty Museum, partly because it was located fairly close to UCLA.  The desk clerk gave me written instructions on how to get there and when I got back to the room we decided to see what time it opened.  Turns out it opened Tuesday.  So glad we checked. Since my daughter enjoys fashion as well as Art, we decided to visit  Melrose Avenue instead.  We could either take the bus and get there in 25 minutes or walk and arrive in 29 minutes.  We decided to walk. It was getting on to ten o'clock by the time we reached the corner of La Brea and Melrose.  I was surprised to discover many of the stores were closed, some not opening until 11 a.m., some not opening at all on a Monday.  It seemed like we walked for blocks before we finally found a coffee shop. I was listen...