AND BABY MAKES FIVE

Felisa went into labor in a lettuce field in Salinas. This is not uncommon for the migrant workers.

Housing is not easy to find even with the government programs, and Felicia found herself living in her car.

When Chad took her under his wing and employed Felisa as a worker in his house, he took her to a wealthy area called. Corral de Tierra

This is a typical home in Corral de Tierra. You can see the Spanish influence and the amazing setting.

When Chad took them to the white sandy beach in Carmel, this is the view. 

We were there on a cooler day, but in summer the beach is crowded with people.  

For lunch, they walked back into the shop area and bought sandwiches at a deli which used to be next to this park. 

This is where Chad wanted to have lunch, but the children and Felisa wanted to go back to the beach.

When Chad invited Felisa to a business dinner, he took her to Barnyard shopping center to buy a new dress.

The Barnyard is a wonderful tiered outdoor mall that has  flowers growing everywhere.

Here's an example of the inclining walkway and the flowers.

This is Mary's Boutique where Felisa bought her dress in the book.

This is another example of one of the shops.

Statues are lovely in the setting.

This section is called the Windmill at Santa Rosa's Barn

A lovely place to sit and enjoy the flowers. Notice the bridge leading to another level.

Here we sat at listened to the music while enjoying the setting.

We had lunch at Bahama Billy's which is in the Big Sur Barn Lower Level. We enjoyed our food and we'd love to go back.

Chad planned a day with the twins and Felisa at the Monterey Aquarium. This is the outside. The inside has all of the areas I mentioned in the novel and more.

Outside of Bubba Gumps where they had a meal after the aquarium is the famous Forest's bench where he sat with and talked to the lady. Notice the package on the bench including the box of chocolates. And I'm wearing Forest's sneakers with a feather on the toe.

On each table are signs that you change to read Run Forest Run and if you want the waiter to come to your table, you change the sign to Stop Forest Stop. Here's my husband Bob beside a larger sign.

Garlic World is a large store in Gilroy which I used to create Juli's father's store, Garlic Garden

Here's a close-up with me standing in front.

Juli insisted on meeting Alan at Cannery Row in Monterey when they were going out on a date. This is one of the old canneries and this area was made famous by John Steinbeck's novels.

Again you see the Aquarium which is where they met to go to dinner at the Blue Moon Bistro.

On the fourth of July, Juli and Alan with their friends went to Monterey and had dinner, then sat on the beach and watched the fire works.

Here is the beach where they sat. You can see the stairs going down to the water.

This Inn is on a hillside and offers a wonderful view of the Monterey Bay. The outside description of the Butterfly Inn is based on Seven Gables Inn in the same area.

This is the entrance area to the inn. This was the staircase that Ross took to his bedroom.  

This was Ross's room, a manly room with dark wood and an elegant fireplace.

To my delight, when we stayed at Martine Inn (Butterfly Tree Inn), we were able to stay in Maggie's room. Notice the blues and white colors.

When standing back looking out the window, you can see the Monterey Bay which is normally a brilliant blue. We were in Pacific Grove on gray days.

This is the view looking out Maggie's bedroom window close up. 

The bathroom in Maggie's room was entered through French doors and was very unique. 

An upstairs parlor was lovely and we could sit and enjoy the area just outside our bedroom.

When Maggie goes out to the garden, this is the garden at the Martine Inn. It was lovely with flowers and a couple of small fountains.

I put a gazebo in the novel which was also fictitious, but the garden is real. 

The breakfast was an important time in the novel when Ross hoped to make contact with Alissa. This was were we had breakfast. It was a lovely sit down meal with numerous courses.

Outside the dining room window we could see another view of the Monterey Bay. 

We enjoyed our time in Pacific Grove and walked along the bay, enjoying the views of the water and the rocks.

Interesting plants lined our walk and brightened the cloudy day. 

This is a close-up of the flower on this plant. 

Another view of the Monterey Bay coastline. Ice plants are in the shadows.

Along the coast, benches make a comfortable place to sit and enjoy the view. That's what I'm doing.

This is Lover's Point where Ross and Alissa agreed to make a go of their relationship, and they made plans for the future.

At Asilomar Confernece center, Alissa and Ross were married in the chapel. A perfect spot for them since it was there they both realized what they meant to each other.