A Blog by A.H. Plotts

Monterey Coasting

Food and Fun in the California Sun!

I enjoy eating good food, finding fun in unusual places and writing all about it, even in this time of COVID-19.

I'm a local that loves the California coast! Discover its riches along with me.

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A.H. Plotts

Sep 30, 2023
3 min

RIP Netflix DVDs

Netflix Has Officially Mailed the Last DVD of Its Delivery Service (people.com) Am I alone in remembering what life was like before...

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Mexican Food with French Flair: Tortilla Flats

A.H. Plotts

May 5, 2022
3 min

Mexican Food with French Flair: Tortilla Flats

It is rare that I wander far from the Monterey coast for a meal. Soquel is at least a 30-minute drive when the traffic is good! For this...

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A.H. Plotts

Feb 5, 2022
4 min

Half Moon Bay, CA

Welcome back to the blog! I know it's been a while. Like everyone else, I have been vacillating between hunkering down and going out to...

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A.H. Plotts

Feb 15, 2021
4 min

Tarpy's Roadhouse!

A favorite location for lunch and dinner on beautifully landscaped grounds. I, like so many others on the Monterey Peninsula, was...

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A.H. Plotts

Dec 3, 2020
3 min

What Scares Us?

Now that National Novel Writing Month (November) has come and gone -- I met my goals of writing 50,000 words AND completing a rough draft...

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A.H. Plotts

Oct 15, 2020
3 min

The Best Pizza on the Peninsula!

I'm terrible about taking photos of food -- hence the lack of a photo for this posting. I love the idea, but often I'm so entranced by...

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A.H. Plotts

Oct 8, 2020
3 min

R.I.P E.V.H.

"Eddie Van Halen Shredding His Guitar @ 'Eruption' - Van Halen Concert" by Anirudh Koul is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Today's post is an...

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Movies For Writers That Are Not Just About Writing: Out of Africa

A.H. Plotts

Sep 12, 2020
3 min

Movies For Writers That Are Not Just About Writing: Out of Africa

Here I'll try to explain why I find certain movies so inspirational for my own fiction. Starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, Out of...

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Gearing Up for National Novel Writing Month!

A.H. Plotts

Aug 29, 2020
2 min

Gearing Up for National Novel Writing Month!

This year, NaNoWriMo will have a different look with more accessibility than ever before! As I write this, it’s almost September, which...

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