{"id":960,"date":"2013-02-21T06:02:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T06:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=960"},"modified":"2014-01-30T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T16:14:55","slug":"february-20-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"February 20, 2013 &#8211; Exploring Chico, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=953\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-953\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-953\" alt=\"Dogwoods in bloom on every street in town\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Dogwoods-in-bloom-on-every-street-in-town-150x112.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Dogwoods-in-bloom-on-every-street-in-town-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Dogwoods-in-bloom-on-every-street-in-town-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Dogwoods-in-bloom-on-every-street-in-town-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Dogwoods-in-bloom-on-every-street-in-town.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John\u2019s birthday, and tonight is the Elks Lodge Birthday Celebration steak dinner.\u00a0\u00a0 We spent the morning having breakfast at a great little caf\u00e9 and then wandered around town.\u00a0 Every street is lined with blooming Dogwood and Redbud trees.\u00a0 Back to the LilyPad to get the dogs for some off leash time at the local dog park,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=952\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-952\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DeGarmo Dog Park\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DeGarmo-Dog-Park-150x112.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>a visit with our old friend John, from John\u2019s college years (also retired), visiting the Yo-yo Museum where they have the national yo-yo championships,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=956\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-956\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yo-yo Museum\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Yo-yo-Museum-150x112.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>finding my grandfather and grandmother\u2019s house and Verzi Hall-their girls dorm,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=954\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-954\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Grandparents house\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Grandparents-house-150x112.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=955\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-955\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Verzi Hall\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Verzi-Hall-150x112.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>then trying to find an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie for John\u2019s birthday treat before heading to the Birthday Celebration at the lodge. \u00a0\u00a0Met several more really nice couples, far senior to us, and enjoyed their camaraderie on our last night.\u00a0\u00a0 Tomorrow we leave for Harbor, Oregon but plan to take it slow and easy, stopping a few places overnight along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John\u2019s birthday, and tonight is the Elks Lodge Birthday Celebration steak dinner.\u00a0\u00a0 We spent the morning having breakfast at a great little caf\u00e9 and then wandered around town.\u00a0 Every street is lined with blooming Dogwood and Redbud trees.\u00a0 Back to &hellip; 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