Not the Cliffs of Moher, but Still, a Jolly Good Day! Also, Another Ethnic Group Heard From

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone, and Happy Birthday to our Laddie, Wally.  But do remember that Dan hates the song, "Danny Boy".  We took a road trip today to the Peninsula, and stopped at beaches at Half Moon Bay and Pacifica.

We were surprised at how cool these towns are--they really look like seaside towns, of the East Coast or of Southern California. The beaches were beautiful, full of surfers, nice waves, and sand. The Grey Whale Cove Beach is a potential lookout for whales, but it was so foggy, we could see very little. There are cliffs that drop directly into the ocean there, making it a bit hazardous to hike near!

We then went down to Half Moon Bay, and had a very nice lunch at Sam's Chowder House, famous for it's lobster sandwich. (which we didn't order!)y good, and we walked near there. We then stopped at Cowell Beach, but didn't go down the path because we had Gus with us and dogs weren't allowed. As it was a long walk to the beach, we didn't want to leave him that long.

We came back, and went to Boca's, to celebrate St. Paddy with a nice glass or 2 of a great Zin, Roshambo, 2006.

And a happy day to all ye lads and lassies!

On Sunday, we went into the city to see an exhibit at the Jewish Contemporary Museum.  The building itself is beautiful, and I later found out from a gal at jazzercize that it's known more for it's architecture rather than it's exhibits, which is apparently true of several new museums here.  There is some controversy about that too.   We saw an exhibit of Seder plates, as Passover is coming up.  It was quite interesting.   There were 80 artists displaying their take on the plates, very interesting.  Afterwards, we voted on our favorite.  My favorite was a Seder Plate made from CD's of contemporary Jewish Music---there were earphones nearby so you could hear the music.  As I was on my way for my standard bathroom stop, a young man stopped me and asked me if he could interview me for a video they will show at the museum.  The question he asked was "what are some of your favorite Passover memories?"    I answered that I had never celebrated Passover as a child, but began to do this when I was married the first time.   We always had non-Jews, family and friends at our Seders, and were very informal.    I carried on this tradition when I was single, and re-married, and always enjoyed it so much.    So it's become one of my favorite celebrations.  The other favorite memory is Jason and Dan making horseradish every year, and how we generally have to leave the house because it's so strong!   The interviewer smiled at this last bit, and when we finished, told me he has horseradish stories too!