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Rich’s banana split – Leatherby’s Family Creamery

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Rich's banana split - Leatherby's Family Creamery
Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate, strawberry and pineapple sauces, whipped cream, nuts and cherry on a whole banana. $9.29
Leatherby’s Family Creamery, Sacramento CA

Rich's banana split - Leatherby's Family Creamery

I heard good things about this place from friends who grew up in the area. The sundaes and treats are gigantic, but honestly I wasn’t impressed. The ice cream didn’t taste special and the toppings, although there was plenty of them, were generic and common. Good for Leatherby’s to keep the soda fountain alive, but I think that I’ll splurge on my sweet calories elsewhere. The service was young and lacking, and the experience was mundane and uneventful. I felt no joy during my visit which is unfortunate because that’s exactly was an old-school soda fountain should evoke. Kinda sad.

Alpine meadow, Mount Rose
Alpine meadow, Mount Rose Summit Trail.

Fresh raspberry tart – Tartine Bakery

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Fresh raspberry tart - Tartine Bakery
With vanilla bean filling. Small $6.50
Tartine Bakery, San Francisco CA

Fresh raspberry tart - Tartine Bakery
I will admit this was delicious, but I had buyers remorse after paying almost $7 for it. I guess if I had split it with someone I could have rationalized a $3.25 slice, but I’m kind of a greedy vittle monster, lol! Seriously though, it was pretty damn tasty!

Les Miserables at the Orpheum Theatre

Les Miserables at the Orpheum Theatre, Market Street. Earlier this summer, I finally got to see this amazing musical for the first time! I’ve had the PBS anniversary soundtrack since forever and I know all the music so it was such a treat to finally see the production on stage. Of course I enjoyed it immensely and cried 4 or 5 times, lol!

Marble black raspberry ice cream – Scoopful Ice Cream

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Marble black raspberry ice cream - Scoopful Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream with a ribbon of black raspberry. I loved the bold flavor of the black raspberry swirled into the ice cream. It wasn’t too sweet either. Junior cup $1.90
Scoopful Ice Cream, San Bruno CA

Gumball machine, Tanforan Mall

Gumball machine, Tanforan Mall. “Please don’t shake me! Thanks” I liked the sign on the gumball machine.

Yellow mullein flowers (Verbascum thapsus, Scrophulariaceae)

Yellow mullein flowers (Verbascum thapsus, Scrophulariaceae), West Field Road. I love that they included these beautiful biennial plants in the dry-scaping along this road. The large, silvery tomentose leaves are lovely as are its tall, majestic spike inflorescences.

Brownie ala mode ice cream – Scoopful Ice Cream

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Brownie ala mode ice cream - Scoopful Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream with chunks of brownie and a fudge swirl. Junior cup $1.90
Scoopful Ice Cream, San Bruno CA

Scoopful Ice Cream storefront

Scoopful Ice Cream storefront. The ice cream here was pretty good, but the lady behind the counter seemed more interested in watching tv than helping customers. Lame!

San Bruno Police Plaza

San Bruno Police Plaza next to the Bart Station behind Tanforan Mall. This is one of the nicer and cleaner police stations I’ve seen in the Bay Area.

Deer Tracks ice cream – Ice Cream Etc.

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Deer Tracks ice cream - Ice Cream Etc.
Vanilla ice cream with miniature peanut butter cups and thick fudge. Junior scoop $2
Ice Cream Etc., Savannah GA

This ice cream was super sweet and rich. Maybe too sweet and rich for me. Not a fan…

Propeller Club Memorial Fountain, USS Savannah Marker

Propeller Club Memorial Fountain, USS Savannah Marker. I came across this fountain on the riverside walk along the Savannah River off W River Street. There’s a lot to see and do along this walk and the breeze along the river makes for a pleasant stroll.

Vanilla soft ice cream – Josef Ice Cream Van

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Vanilla soft ice cream - Josef Ice Cream Van

Callestick Farm Cornish dairy soft ice cream served with a chocolate stick. Small £2.30
Josef Ice Cream Van, London ENGLAND

The day got surprisingly warm so we took an ice cream break at the Joseph Ice Cream Van parked along the Tower of London. The soft serve ice cream was SUPER airy and whippy! The chocolate stick was odd in that it’s really a compressed chocolate ribbon making it light and crumbly. Ahhh, just what we needed!

Demetrius and Tristen, Tower Bridge
Demetrius and Tristen bask in the sunshine along the River Thames on our way to Tower Bridge.

Tower Bridge, London
Tower Bridge south suspension. A beautiful and easily accessible bridge – no wonder this iconic bridge is SO popular with us tourists! There are tours that take you up one tower, across the walkway, and down the other tower. Didn’t do it this trip but it sounds fun!

Vanilla honey lavender ice cream – Fairfax Scoop

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Project 365: Day 124

Ugh, so sad to be back at work today after such a great weekend. At least the weather is holding up. Heading to the gym after work and just gonna spend the night catching up on dvr.

Vanilla honey lavender ice cream Fairfax Scoop
Vanilla flavored ice cream made with local ingredients. Honey from Marshall CA and lavender from Wood Lane Gardens in Fairfax CA. Kids scoop $1.75
Fairfax Scoop, Fairfax CA

This had a softer texture than some of the other flavors at Fairfax Scoop, but it tasted amazing. The honey added a rich sweetness and the lavender wasn’t too overpowering.

Mini pastries – Fantasia Coffee & Tea

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Chocolate button cookie Fantasia Coffee & Tea
Mini chocolate button cookie.

Mini eclair Fantasia Coffee & Tea
Mini eclair.

Mini strawberry shortbread cookie Fantasia Coffee & Tea
Mini strawberry shortbread cookie.

Mini cream puff Fantasia Coffee & Tea
Mini vanilla cream puff.

Nonfat latte Fantasia Coffee & Tea

Non-fat latte.
Fantasia Coffee & Tea, San Jose CA

Stopped here for a coffee and sweets break while shopping in Santana Row for the first time. The sweets were ok, nothing special. I was able to talk the cashier to let me mix and match the pastries though since they were 5 pieces of $3.50. And it’s great to sit outside in the park area in front of the coffee shop on a bright, sunny day!

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph. The interior of this basilica is beautiful! Unfortunately, they were having a service when we visited so we couldn’t look around as much as we wanted.

Birthday cake pop – Starbucks

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Project 365: Day 28

It’s been a boring day so I needed a little pick-me-up this afternoon. Solution: Starbucks run, lol! Haven’t had these cake pops yet so I decided to try one. The pink birthday cake pop was all they had left and it was pretty good. I’m glad that they have something that I actually like. Everything I’ve tried lately hasn’t been very good.

Oh, I’m super excited to attend the Foodspotting Ball Ball tonight! Gonna take Silverfox. I hope there’s a lot of yummy food and drinks!

Birthday cake pop Starbucks

Vanilla cake and icing, dipped in a pink chocolate-y coating with white sprinkles. $1.50
Starbucks, South San Francisco CA

Birthday cake pop Starbucks

I was surprised how moist the cake was! They must add a lot of butter or dip it in simple syrup before coating.

Tall Americano Starbucks

Tall Americano with milk and sugar. $1.95
I love the new Valentine’s Day cup! Very cute.