We are 90% sure that we will be moving north. Our CEO is once again pressuring C to relocate and work in the main office located in Los Altos. So we decided to spent four days last week in the Bay Area to look around. C spent the first day working, giving me time to knit the Four Corner Hat. The second day we took a drive and went through Mountain View, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont, San Mateo and Burlingame. I liked some of the places, but they really made C depressed. C does not like suburbs at all and none of those cities made him feel good about the prospect of moving.
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned Half Moon Bay to C. I remember reading it somewhere. Maybe on Sylvia’s blog? So, on the third day we drove out to Half Moon Bay to get a feel how far it was and what it looked like. We absolutely fell in love with it. It’s a small coastal city. The weather there was fantastic! A small downtown area that has most things. We walked down Main street and C said, “why don’t we open a yarn shop here?” No sooner did he utter those words that we came upon Fengari, a HUGE yarn store. Naturally, I went in for a visit and talked to one of the owners. I did some checking online and found that Half Moon Bay had a Yarn Spinner’s Guild and a Navajo Weaving Guild meeting at a local ranch – Elkus Ranch. How great is that? Elkus Ranch would like to get some cows. Anyone?
Here are some photos:
Downtown Half Moon Bay
Fengari, THE Yarn Store in Town
The Beach
More Photos of the Ocean
(Not sure if some of these are still in Half Moon Bay. But they are just minutes south of the city.)
It would be a dream to live there, don’t you think? There’s even a Episcopal church for C to go to. No Buddhist temple though.
Tags: Bay-Area, half-moon-bay, Spinning, Weaving, yarn
Count me amongst the smitten of Half Moon Bay! They have a yarn shop already, so that leaves you to start a Buddhist temple,eh?
Loving the beach/ocean photos.
I visited Half Moon Bay nearly twenty years ago and it remains one of my favorite places. How lovely it would be to live there! Of course, your LA will miss you!
oh my god, it’s so cute up there!! i haven’t been to half moon bay since i lived up there, like 12 years ago. thanks for sharing the cute photos…now I want to move up there too!! so how far IS it from where he would be working?
Half Moon Bay is a beautiful place.
Half-moon bay is really pretty and they have a wonderful pumpkin festival in the Fall and really lovely atmosphere. Just keep exploring the area until you find the things you will love.
Oh Sweetie, I have been away since the 20th and haven’t been able to get to a PC, this is my first chance.
I am glad that you are back now, but I am sorry that my presumption that your mom wasn’t doing so well right was right.
I am so sorry, so very sorry that you had to deal with all of that. You do sound like you are doing well though.
I hope to hear more from you know, I did miss you while you were away.
K
@Marianne, there’s a Burmese temple there. A surprised find online. I will visit them when we go up to look for a place in August. I follow the Thai Forest Tradition. Half Moon Bay is such a beautiful place. From what I see, there’s still lots of open space and wooded area. My wish is that one day I will be able to help establish a Thai Forest Temple up there. It’s a wish.
@Annika, I will definitely visit L.A. in the future. I still have family here and my Buddhist teachers. You all can visit me too, you know!
@Chris, you really should visit Half Moon Bay again. What a beautiful place. Work is about 30 minutes away I think. At this time he is the only one requested to be showing up in the office. We’ll see what they want to do with me in the future.
@Andy, I’ve never lived so close to the ocean before. It will be great!
@Jane, will you be going to the festival?
There’s also a Santa’s Tree Farm. Although there’s a for sale sign posted. Feel like owning a tree farm? 
@Kathy, I took a picture of Mom some months ago. When I looked at it on the camera’s screen, I immediately felt that we were losing her. She was still walking on her own, but that empty feeling of missing someone started creeping in. As Buddhists we always face the reality of death when we reflect on the teachings. So I guess I was kind of preparing myself. It still hit me by surprise how difficult it was. I am glad to have friends like you to keep me moving forward.
I am sorry that stayed silent for so long. I got your emails and comments. I think I was hiding within myself for a bit.
Jason, while your staying silent for so long was worrying, I knew that whatever was going on meant that you couldn’t be here, and I think we all understand that we grieve in different ways, so take your time about it, but remember we are all here for you if and when you ever need us.
I just realised my nephew was born the day your mother passed.
Kathy
Thank you Kathy!
HUGS!
I will remember your nephew’s birthday.
Wow! That place looks like a dream!
Elemmaciltur, it is very nice up there. And not far from several major towns including San Francisco. We are just waiting to resolve the 10% possibility that we won’t move. So close and yet so far away! ha ha