Arrived at Katherine’s beautiful high-rise apartment on Friday afternoon.  She presently lives on the 7th floor but will be moving to a larger place on the 10th floor in a couple of weeks.

Then she took me out to eat at an incredible bistro in Berkeley.  We enjoyed sharing four “small plates”  with a lovely dry Riesling.  No room left for dessert!  What a beautiful daughter sitting across from me!

It was a beautiful clear night, so after dinner, she drove me up to Chabot Observatory to take a closer look at some mind-boggling heavenly bodies.

Next morning,  my actual birthday, I was served a special coffee in bed from this amazing machine:

And while I was enjoying the view out the window from my bed,

she set up the iPad she gave me for my birthday. (Notice Jerimiah’s beautiful tail.)

Then we loaded up a bunch of dogs and headed out for a day at the beach — our favorite Limantour at Point Reyes.  But first we stopped off at Cowgirl Creamery for our picnic lunch.

Then on down to get wet and sandy. These are two of my grand-dogs, Jahooli and Brooklyn.

We shared some excellent food and enjoyed a game of tuggy-tuggy.

Roxie says, “Yeah.  I remember this ocean.  Tastes the same.  It’s just a little warmer here.

Got some coffee and a birthday cupcake for the drive back home for a quiet evening of soup and salad and a good movie. A perfect day.