Pat and I at Venice Beach

Beach Day

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February 11th 2015
The weather was really chilly last night but the sun was bright in the morning and promised to warm the day quickly. After our early routine we had oatmeal pancakes for breakfast and by 11am we were off to the beach. We ended up going to Venice Beach, a little farther south, but we were told it was the best place for shells, and we needed to collect shells. We drove most of the way on back two lan ... read more

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