It’s always strange to return to a place you used to live. My experience has usually been one of ambivalence. When you move away from somewhere, people will often ask why. Over time, you end up repeating your reasoning often: it was dirty, it was expensive, it was dull. These are simplifications of your actual [...]
This past weekend, we wanted to get out in the sunshine and go for a bike ride, so we headed to the nearby Mountain View Cometery in Oakland. This is a gorgeous old cemetery established in the mid-19th century, and designed by the same architect who designed Central Park. It’s not only beautiful, but also [...]
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For a while now, I’ve been hearing about some super secret button store which is stocked with all manner of vintage buttons. I never understood why it was a secret, because I’m sure such a tiny little business could use the support and customers! Anyway, I finally found it. Exclusive Buttons in El Cerrito is [...]
We had a wonderful time in Sonoma last weekend. Hot air balloons are neat. …and I love horses. Afterward, we had breakfast in this beautiful garden. It was basically a scaled up version of my dream garden. There were separate mini gardens within it for various cuisines: Italian, south american, etc. We also visited a [...]
One of the things I really missed when we lived in san francisco was the beautiful, overflowing gardens of the east bay. I’m so glad we’re back. This is a walk we frequently take through the neighborhood. We don’t live in the swankiest, greenest of neighborhoods, but we live very close to one. Which is [...]
