Thursday, July 23, 2026

Elvis banana toast


It was very Elvis of him, but Mr. had too many bananas ripening too fast in a heat wave. So here they are on toast with almond butter. It seemed to work, but as I recall a bit later all the water and energy was sucked out of him.

breakfast at home


Where Mr. had breakfast, courtesy his phone.

La Note


Where Mrs. had breakfast, courtesy Google Street View.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Noe's other cafe


Upon leaving Noe's I saw this sign and learned that they have another location in Santa Barbara near the famous courthouse. I knew there was a cafe there but I had certainly not connected these two until now!

Noe's Cafe


I made history and had a sort of brunch at Noe's Cafe in Oak View. I tried the So Cal Benedict which was pretty good. The coffee was nothing special - for that you need to go to Lovewell across the street. The strangest part was feeling my table vibrate - if it wasn't an earthquake then maybe it was all the passing traffic.


patio time at dusk