Showing posts with label san francisco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label san francisco. Show all posts

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Random Summer Fun


A random shot, we must have taken visitors sight seeing
in San Francisco, one of the famous cable cars.


David and his trike.  All the bushes in the backyard are so small!


Not sure who's getting a wagon ride, but loved the shot
of the backyard and how different it looks. 


Another summertime shot - Lori on the bike.
Mom's flowers in the background.
Lori and I used to ride our bikes to Warburton swim center.
All the streets were easy to navigate, but we had to cross
San Tomas Expressway.  (It wasn't as busy back then.)
On our way home one day, we stopped at the light, pressed the
button to walk across, and as Lori started out, the bike welds
came apart and the bike literally split in half!
I had no idea what to do, I couldn't carry both halves of the bike,
Lori couldn't push or ride my larger bike.
Luckily, a lady in a Volkswagen stopped to help.  She put the
bike in the trunk, gave Lori a ride home while I rode my
own bike.  Thank goodness for better days when you could
trust a stranger for a helping hand!

Monday, July 17, 2017

Christmas 1969, part 1


Christmas Dinner around the table
Mom's china, the Bob Liden family is here
and so are the Gowan's!


With everyone visiting, we did a bunch of tourist-y things:
a walk on the beach


Visiting the Golden Gate Bridge
(and check out the old cars!)


and the San Francisco Zoo!
My one very vivid memory was Auntie LaLa (Gowan)
saw a couple of hippie bikers, and asked if she could take their picture.
In those days, the Hell's Angels were all over the news
and I was SO impressed at her gumption to ask them!
They refused, of course.  hehehe