It is always a pleasure to make the 500-mile drive to visit my aunt and uncle in Santa Barbara. We have decided to try to make it over every 90 days or so as, being the only family on this coast, they don’t have much social contact besides the group of regulars that meet early mornings Monday through Friday for coffee at McDonald’s.

I can guess we went for breakfast a couple of times on this trip and that we shopped at Costco – it’s a mandatory stop. We took Sophie, their German Shepherd, for a walk or two in the park, but besides this, there are no other photographs telling us what we may have done this weekend. It is possible we spent the better part of the days simply talking and reminiscing.