Beautiful Shadowbrook Restaurant

Stopping in to say hello. It just seems that I have been busier than usual. Perhaps, it is more accurate to say I have been having a lot of fun going places, resting up and going some more. As some of you know, it takes a lot of time to prepare blogs but I think it is nice to chronicle my life events. And, I really enjoy the responses from wonderful people, each and every one of you, who take the time to check in to see what I have to say.

Well, this is the last entry of our recent Capitola vacation. With a little help from google I can show you the beauty of this romantic and fabulous restaurant.

Shadowbrook Restaurant is located beside Soquel Creek in Capitola-by-the-Sea, Shadowbrook Restaurant is best reached by the quaint cable car, or the meandering garden path. Since 1947 Shadowbrook has provided world-class service, fine food, wines and liqueurs in an atmosphere of Old-World charm and grace.

 

 

This is the little cable car that holds about six people and transports you from the entrance/parking level down to the restaurant or you can walk through the gardens on a lovely designed walkway.

 

 

And, when you exit the cable car or arrive from the walkway, this is what you see. The dining rooms are very nice with white table cloths and decor. The menu, wine list, food, wait staff and environment is top rate. It can be compared to a fine San Francisco restaurant. Our table was next to the table location you can see in the photo above the steps on the left side of the photo. It was great!

 

The next day we drove down to Soquel and Aptos.

 

 

This was a great place to have breakfast. It certainly is a popular spot. Very informal, quite small and fun. People are waiting outside waiting to get in. And, when you get in you sign the clipboard and return outside if the limited seating inside is occupied. Then you wait for your name to be called. 

 

The food was very good and the service was quick. We left fortified for a day of sight seeing and driving home.

This is a flower shop in Soquel that I remember seeing for years whenever I have been in the area. It is on a corner on the main street that runs through the little town. Aren't the murals "special"?

 

 

The flowers were gorgeous!

Further along, we came upon a community garden in the next little community.

 There is a nice play area for children to enjoy while their "adults" are busy. 

 

And, then we had the 3 hour drive home. It was a Fabulous Mini Vacation.

 

 

I wanted to get this blog written so I can write about the most recent mini vacation to San Francisco that we returned from last week.

 

Yes, I am being spoiled! - Perhaps,for the first time in my life. And, I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am to have a wonderful man in my life. We have finally come to a stage where we have resolved the issues that plagued us in the past. Our communication with one another has evolved during the past two and a half years to a wonderful level of comfort. We value what we have and will continue to take good care of each other. We have both grown in areas that we would never experienced if we hadn't met - and we have worked to merge the diversities of our past, specifically that I have lived a single life for most of the past 40 years, and he was married for 57 years prior to his wife's passing.  And, that's a lot to process. Just, think about it!

 

Thank you for visiting. I will be trying to blog more and share a few projects I have been working on instead of taking care of my garden - that needs a lot of work before the winter weather arrives.