Photo Fave: Gray whale in the Klamath River, northern California
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Whale-watching at the Klamath River, California. |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
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Whale-watching at the Klamath River, California. |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
I remember when we’d returned from a trip where my kids had, of course, missed school since we usally need to travel in low seasons, and someone asked me with a big smile, “So, did you enjoy your vacation?” as we scrambled to get to their classrooms on time with all of the assignments…
The sand beach and picnic area at Crissy Field, San Francisco. I just wrapped up a fantastic week where I got to play host to out-of-town and out-of-country guests, sharing with them many of my favorite places to take the kids in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area. Let me tell you, we put some…
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Follow-up: Thanks so much to everyone who helped with this great cause! Together we helped get 20 million diapers to families in need in Canada and the U.S. 😀 Aloha! As some of you know, I’ve been busy exploring the gorgeous “garden island” of Kauai with my family—much to share—but there’s more to the story…
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