The Moldy Doily

62 miles to heaven

Today the hubby and I decided to go daytripping an hour from our new house.  We drove down some dirty backroads for less than an hour and landed in BIG BEAR!  I have never been, and couldn't believe that the snow capped mountains and ski resort with giant lakes and mountains exists so close.  We saw lots of cool little cabins and strange bear sculptures everywhere.  I'm going to venture back there soon and explore all the little shops and weird bars.  The drive is pretty EPIC, so many scary cliffs edge turns and winding streets.  I think the altitude was around 6000 feet!  Nothing like warm weather, a giant lake, and nothing to do for weeks and weeks ahead

land of the lost and good friends

One of my oldest friends came to visit us!  She was in town for Coachella/work trip, and drove in to see our place, make us pasta and drink beer on the porch.  We've been pals since the 2nd grade Catholic school days.  She was not prepared for my Hubby's 2 mile hikes around the neighborhood.  The landscape out here is pretty surreal, and the sunsets have been EPIC!  Tonight is also a full moon, and let me tell you this one looks MASSIVE out here hanging in the sky.  Justin just showed me a new app for the i-phone called StarWalk which is super cool...you can walk around pointing the phone toward the sky and it tells you where the zodiac signs are, the constellations and the planets.  

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