December 23, Friday, Day 78

Pismo SB

Listening to Acoustic Cafe this morning, it was shocking to hear how many singer songwriters passed on this year. The entire two hours were devoted to songs of their legacy: Leonard Cohen, Prince, Guy Clark, Sharon Jones, Glen Frey, George Martin (producer), Leon Russell, Merle Haggard, Paul Kantner, David Bowie, to name a few.

Hoping to return to see the butterflies, I wimped out because of the cloudy, rainy weather. Maybe the filtered sunlight would have made for better photos than the harsh sunlight yesterday. Anyway, we will be here for 10 more days and it’s only a mile away.

I was envisioning a day trapped inside with a book while baking brownies. Check!

Penny was able to spend some time again with her friend, Katheryn. Then, she penned some personal notes to friends and family. The rain picked up in intensity as the afternoon progressed and now there is water everywhere, lakes, not puddles!! We stayed dry inside and enjoyed smoked salmon (from the Quileutes) with cheese and crackers for a lunch snack and had shrimp, rice and veggies for dinner. The brownies were great!