Twist Sandwiches & More

Needing to pick up TC in a few hours, Bert and I had lunch in nearby North park...

Bert didn't turn left at Florida so he had to make a U-turn past the Georgia Street Bridge...

so he could head back and hang a right on the corner of Florida St. and University...

The return of Donut Panic

After four whole months, Donut Panic is finally BACK!


An accident back in early May left their front windows and doors smashed. What is it with cars crashing into the storefronts here? This happened to Soup Plantation and a sushi place in the same strip mall...

Although their kitchen was working, the front part of the donut shop was under construction...

Izakaya Naruto

About two weeks ago, Bert and I wanted to have dinner at the new sushi place that replaced Kaga Sushi on the corner of Oxford and Third.

This is the same center that houses Utage and Hogetsu. Kaga Sushi had been there for years (please see Kirk's post listed at the end) and had closed down earlier this year.  When I saw the new yellow sign last month, I did a double take and I knew we had to go here eventually.

Unfortunately, we saw this sign...($%#@&!!!!!)

and made the mental note to return in several weeks.  That return happened to be today after picking up the teen from school...

Seasons 52, UTC

Ah yes...it's finally Fall Break!

Luckily I was able to leave work early, along with three other colleagues...

Patrick's of Bodega Bay

Westward about five miles was the town of Bodega Bay...

This was where Hitchcock filmed the scene where Tippy Hedren's character gets attacked by a seagull and she goes into The Tides restaurant (which is still there but looks completely different than it did decades ago in the movie)...It is a small town by the water.

TC's wish list included a candy store (it usually does whenever we travel) and Bodega Bay was no exception..

Miramar Cash & Carry + Kwality Ice Cream

My last stop for the day was on the way out, so why not check this place out..

a place that came highly recommended by Cathy...

Potter Schoolhouse, "The Birds" filming location

After our awesome lunch from the Marshall Store & Oyster Bar, we headed back out onto the scenic Hwy 1...

where more cows were seen grazing happily.

We were on our way to a small town in Sonoma County...

Snacks and more from Vinh Hung & Namaste Plaza Markets

Later that same morning, I headed up to the Manila Mira Mesa area to run a few errands...

I specifically wanted to go to the Vietnamesemarket behind the Tar-jay store...

Bert's belated birthday brunch @ Center Cut Steakhouse

Since Bert's birthday was on a weekday, we didn't go out for dinner. Instead, we waited until this weekend so I could treat him to breakfast brunch here...


Those that remember Coop's West Texas BBQ's 2nd (and now closed) Chula Vista location will find this building familiar...

Baskin Robbins, El Cajon

Remember that flag we saw earlier on 2nd and Madison?

Here it is again...

It was but a few minutes away from their celebratory ice cream destination...

Kaffee Meister once again + the return to Valley Foods

Earlier today we made the trek out to East County...

(en route on the 125 toll road)

TC had her first tennis tournament at a local high school.

To kill time and to get some caffeine in our system, we went to our favorite coffee shop in East County...