We're visiting family (both Lisa's and mine) in California for a few days, after a hectic early Autumn - and doing a few days of "the tourist thing" too. First real break away (if I've not overlooked anything) since the spring of last year, and I'm going to get very amateur for a couple of posts and share far more pictures than I should simply because I like them.
First series - from Sunday last, at Los Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, where people and place seem not to have aged.
(written 2016-11-23)
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[1051] Too busy to blog it - but it's great (mostly) - (2007-01-24)
[2195] A two day gap - first time in five years? - (2009-05-24)
[2547] The great thing about snow .... - (2009-12-23)
[2698] Ruth Davis, 1916 - 2010 - (2010-03-28)
[2886] Congratulations, Kimberly - (2010-07-25)
[2982] Travel, Transport and Tourism - A vision for Melksham, 2026 - (2010-10-03)
[3034] Birth Notice - Aeryn Cassandra Ellis - (2010-11-07)
[3037] Looking back and forward personally - 6 years each way - (2010-11-08)
[3055] Zyliana Kyrei Cox - (2010-11-16)
[3108] My First Christmas - (2010-12-26)
[3224] Melksham Campus - a win / win opportunity, but a severely lacking decision process - (2011-03-31)
[3240] Melksham Town Council - vacancy in the Spa Ward - (2011-04-10)
[3283] The juggler - (2011-05-08)
[3298] Quiet Monday in - (2011-05-23)
[3413] If its Sunday, must it be Weymouth? - (2011-08-30)
[3450] A threat in the post? Poor marketing practise from Smiletrain? - (2011-09-19)
[3511] Melksham has a heart - have your picture taken and support the defibrillator appeal - (2011-11-06)
[3556] Aeryn at 1 - (2011-12-19)
[3566] Initial thoughts - response to GW Rail Franchise Consultation for Wiltshire - (2011-12-31)
[3602] Emerging proposals for land to the east of Spa Road, Melksham - (2012-02-03)
[3711] Kiss - (2012-04-28)
[3905] How should we choose our Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner? - (2012-10-27)
[4111] Zigzag bus - forward for the future, or decaying service? - (2013-06-09)
[4157] Wedding Photos - Kim Ellis to Kyle Londors, 22nd August 2013 - (2013-08-23)
[4165] Improving travel advise information in Wiltshire - (2013-09-06)
[4187] Not treading water, but not risking the ship for a 0.5th of tar either - (2013-10-06)
[4201] Looking to the future at Melksham Station - (2013-10-26)
[4221] Celebration of the fruits of LSTF, and of the people who have helped and are helping - (2013-12-15)
[4235] Sharing my personal best of 2013 - (2013-12-31)
[4275] Eurpoean Elections, and other elections ahead. Some thoughts on campaigns and policies - (2014-05-08)
[4281] A different vision for the future - (2014-07-09)
[4286] Reaction in Radstock to new First bus prices - (2014-07-12)
[4308] What can you and I learn from online quizzes? - (2014-09-27)
[4476] Upcoming election - Chippenham Constituency - the major candidates compared - (2015-04-29)
[4485] Misusing statistics? - the seedy side of election campaigning - (2015-05-04)
[4489] Election results - what if we had a party list system? - (2015-05-08)
[4600] A big change in August - (2015-12-25)
[4625] Where does Wiltshire bus subsidy money come from? - (2016-01-19)
[4657] Rumours of bus changes by First in Wiltshire - what we know and suspect - (2016-03-01)
[4658] The end of competition on a bus route - the effects from then end of the 234 - (2016-03-02)
[4669] Buses - how did we get into the situation we are in? - (2016-04-02)
[4698] Lisa writes - on the referendum vote today - (2016-06-23)
[4714] The technical article feed continues - personal updates more proactive on Facebook now! - (2016-10-30)
[4734] Thoughts on the new Blackmore Ward of Melksham Without Parish - (2017-02-22)
[4735] Revisiting - should I stand for Melksham Without Parish Council in May? - (2017-02-24)
[4737] Why you should vote for Lisa in Melksham Central - (2017-05-01)
[4739] A year of changes for Lisa and Graham Ellis, and Well House - (2017-05-27)
[4756] Learning how to be a more effective community partner - (2017-07-15)
[4759] Sale of effects and furniture - 12th and 13th August 2017 - (2017-07-25)
[4761] Looking forward to the autumn. - (2017-08-19)
[4767] Some thoughts on 2017, and looking forward to 2018 - (2017-12-31)
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[388] BBQ Season - (2005-07-24)
[392] No Smoking - (2005-07-27)
[423] A Victorian Lady - (2005-08-23)
[530] Perl course during the week, getting married at the weekend - (2005-12-16)
[543] The world didn't stop for Christmas - (2005-12-26)
[584] Loosing breath with Gerald - (2006-01-31)
[601] A fond memory of Sir Freddie - (2006-02-11)
[611] Look out for the motor cyclist - (2006-02-17)
[650] A person of few words - (2006-03-18)
[704] Erin Brent - rest in peace - (2006-04-29)
[763] Much more that the world cup - (2006-06-15)
[771] From cat breeder to Cobol to Perl - (2006-06-21)
[794] Perl delegate - much more than just a delegate - (2006-07-06)
[820] Robert and William Whitworth - (2006-08-01)
[1064] Light and shadows at Beach - (2007-02-04)
[1065] Graham Ellis - an Introduction - (2007-02-05)
[1107] Weekend Visitors - (2007-03-13)
[1119] The Last Word on the road - (2007-03-26)
[1151] Gordon Dodge, R.I.P. - (2007-04-16)
[1197] Back off home with our best wishes - (2007-05-21)
[1238] The kind spirit of Melksham - (2007-06-21)
[1279] The Gdansk fireball - (2007-07-27)
[1303] Heading Upstate New York - (2007-08-14)
[1385] Delegates of all shapes and sizes - (2007-10-09)
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[1570] London Midland ... Merrymaker ... Percy Danks - (2008-03-10)
[1627] Amazing family members - (2008-05-02)
[1916] Why I remember East Grafton - (2008-12-02)
[1980] Michelle - (2009-01-06)
[1988] Melksham, Wiltshire. Town Crier Competition, 2009 - (2009-01-11)
[2078] A lot has changed - but the memory lingers on - (2009-03-12)
[2100] Visiting Family - (2009-03-23)
[2132] Learning about Lurchers - (2009-04-18)
[2503] Melksham manslaughter case concludes - sort of - (2009-11-14)
[2795] Simon says - (2010-06-05)
[2846] Catching up with an old friend - (2010-07-01)
[3008] Dulwich College Preparatory, and Sevenoaks, Schools - (2010-10-21)
[3125] The family is defunct. Long live the family. - (2011-01-09)
[3184] Visiting relatives - (2011-02-26)
[3268] Baby Pictures - (2011-04-27)
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[3355] Family Pictures - (2011-07-12)
[3466] Passing of Steve Jobs - R.I.P. - (2011-10-06)
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[3775] Alan Turing - 1912 to 1954 - (2012-06-23)
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[4349] When I am old, what will worry me? - (2014-12-11)
[4482] People in New York - (2015-05-02)
[4646] Sometimes you wonder about people. And perhaps you should not. - (2016-02-13)
[4736] Our changing world - (2017-04-17)
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[81] Caf[83][c2]á keyboards - (2004-10-10)
[368] Vacation Week - (2005-07-04)
[370] From Iceland - (2005-07-06)
[373] Vik, Iceland to Melksham, England - (2005-07-10)
[374] Instant availability - (2005-07-11)
[420] Towards Tebay - (2005-08-20)
[518] Passport office - a much improved system - (2005-12-05)
[548] San Francisco - (2005-12-30)
[620] Familiar names, close to home - (2006-02-23)
[684] Staying in the country - (2006-04-13)
[878] Easy criteria to meet - (2006-09-25)
[1004] Old dog, old tricks - (2006-12-22)
[1025] Tomorrow's keywords - London, Training, Course, PHP, Ruby. - (2007-01-08)
[1120] 1200 miles in 3 days - (2007-03-28)
[1143] A course in Helsinki - (2007-04-11)
[1150] Helsinki - what comes naturally - (2007-04-15)
[1231] Sur le Continent - (2007-06-13)
[1291] Day trip to Weymouth - (2007-08-05)
[1293] Weymouth - Sunny Summer Sunday afternoon - (2007-08-07)
[1299] In the USA for a few days - (2007-08-11)
[1308] Good to be home - (2007-08-18)
[1454] From Sunday to Monday, from Melksham to the Balkans - (2007-12-03)
[1457] A day in Ljubljana - (2007-12-04)
[1657] Farewell, Newcastle to Stavanger, Haugsund and Bergen - (2008-05-29)
[1740] Vertical London - (2008-08-06)
[1746] London for the visitor, for free - (2008-08-09)
[1868] Liverpool - a friendly city - (2008-11-03)
[1992] A good time to travel - (2009-01-14)
[2030] The final step to being British - (2009-02-07)
[2090] Melksham to Georgia - (2009-03-19)
[2098] A room without a view - (2009-03-22)
[2101] A B C D of GA and TN - (2009-03-23)
[2198] On the road, at a Service area thats a cut above the others - (2009-05-25)
[2200] England, Scotland, Northern Ireland - (2009-05-26)
[2208] A beautiful coastline - (2009-05-30)
[2265] A chance to do the tourist thing - (2009-07-01)
[2269] Sipping at York - (2009-07-05)
[2306] Melksham to Mexico for the week - (2009-07-27)
[2313] Seeing Guadalajara - a first glimpse downtown - (2009-08-01)
[2469] Beyond the Pale - (2009-10-22)
[2759] Touching base - (2010-05-10)
[2796] Sunday - waiting for the ferry. - (2010-06-06)
[2797] Sur la T.G.V. - (2010-06-07)
[2803] Travelling across Europe - (2010-06-12)
[3300] Wildlife and other pictures from holiday - (2011-05-24)
[3303] Flying tonight - (2011-05-26)
[3306] Photogenic Place - (2011-05-28)
[3321] Travelling around - (2011-06-09)
[3345] Cruising - (2011-07-04)
[3346] Gibraltar - said to have a few residents less than Chippenham - (2011-07-05)
[3372] Wearing the new London uniform - (2011-07-28)
[3381] Report - day trip from Swindon / Chippenham / Melksham to Weymouth - (2011-08-07)
[3681] Kicking up a stink, the Victorian way? - (2012-04-02)
[3737] Postcards from Barmouth - (2012-05-20)
[3742] Dysenni Valley, and nearby - (2012-05-24)
[3853] Blanford Forum, Dorset - (2012-09-01)
[3998] Travelogue - from the Netherlands to London via Hook and Harwich - (2013-02-07)
[4126] Where are we now? On holiday! - (2013-06-29)
[4215] Great beauty, but great natural danger - (2013-11-26)
[4249] An evening in Glasgow - (2014-03-19)
[4433] Different views of a Welsh Valley - but headed home - (2015-02-20)
[4471] Leopardstown to Rosslare by train - (2015-04-23)
[4472] Rosslare to Fishguard - foot passenger on the ferry - (2015-04-24)
[4473] Fishguard to Melksham - third part of Dublin journey - (2015-04-25)
[4478] Home in Melksham to Gatwick Airport - easy by public transport - (2015-04-29)
[4513] Yesterday, Weymouth - (2015-08-02)
[4643] From last July (2015) - (2016-02-08)
[4731] To Oceanside and San Clemente Pier - (2016-11-23)
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