Photos I Haven’t Yet Shared

Here are some various photos that I haven’t yet shared on this blog. These are mostly things I did share about before on the blog but only uploaded some of the photos from and didn’t share these specific ones yet. Enjoy these snippets into my life!

More from Castello di Amorosa:

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More from Calistoga:

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What I looked like as I turned 33 years old:

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Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge:

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Fruit, fresh and dried:

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Museum of Craft and Design in Dogpatch Neighborhood:

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Melted Marshmallows:

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Rainy Easter in Dolores Park:

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Namu Gaji Restaurant:

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Petsitting: Lucy

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Palace of Fine Arts:

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Wave Organ:

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Inside Castro Theater and Architecture in the Neighborhood:

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10 Random Things That I’ve Liked Lately

Back in mid-February I shared 10 random things that made me smile. It’s about time for another roundup, isn’t it?

1. Live Music at Burlesque

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There are lots of opportunities to see burlesque shows in San Francisco. My favorite is when you also get to hear live music with the show. This was Little Minsky’s at Club Deluxe in The Haight (which I mentioned previously because I liked their pizza and Spa Collins). I loved the upright bass and there was also a live sax and a piano player. The hostess sang her own songs as did two of ther performers, one of which was Lily Fawn who I adored.

2. Storefront Sculpture

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I was walking by a storefront in The Tenderloin and saw this sculpture. I can’t remember if this was a nail salon or a psychic or what but I liked the window display.

3. Boat Bikes

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From the Fun Bike Unicorn Club

4. Red Door Restaurant Signage

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A wacky San Francisco restaurant (or “non-restaurant”) that I still haven’t been to although I’ve tried to go.

5. Poetry Along The Pier

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This is a portion of the poetry that is on the pier. I can’t remember what pier number it is but it’s one of the even numbered piers near The Ferry Building.

6. San Francisco Street Performer

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I actually liked his music, too, which I wouldn’t necessarily have expected from the get-up.

7. Pony Rides

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San Francisco is animal-friendly and tech-loving.

8. Diner Art

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Toast, a diner on Polk Street, has some great 3D art on the walls.

9. View from Telegraph Hill

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I know everyone loves The Golden Gate Bridge, but I’m partial to the Bay Bridge myself. Of course, more people are starting to love it like I do now that it’s home to the world’s largest-ever LED light display.

10. Farinata and Other Food

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I already told you I enjoyed learning to make farinata but it was so good it’s worth mentioning again!

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Images from Amsterdam

Earlier this week I shared with you some of my sister’s photos from her trip to Israel, which she happened to store on my computer because she came to visit me right after she was there. Oddly enough another friend also recently stored images on my computer after a trip, this time to Amsterdam, so I figured why not share those with you too?

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Images from Israel

My sister recently went to Israel. Shortly after that she came here and she ended up putting some of her photos from that trip on my computer. I thought I’d share a few with you today, although I can’t really tell you what they’re of since they’re from her trip and not mine!

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My July in Images

Some of the things I did in July:

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  1. Reorganized the living room
  2. Had brunch with a friend who was getting ready to leave town
  3. Tried red corn
  4. Went to SF MoMA
  5. Went to DeYoung
  6. Made white sangria
  7. Celebrated my new book
  8. Tried a maple bacon cupcake but didn’t really like it
  9. Saw Golden Gate Park from the DeYoung observation room
  10. Walked past a famous mansion in my area
  11. Tried to grow mushrooms but failed
  12. Had deep fried kool-aid and loved it
  13. Walked through Golden Gate Park several times
  14. Ate lots of fresh foods
  15. Made some collage crochet art
  16. Re-styled an old crochet dress and made a new crochet dress
  17. More Jazz fest
  18. Went to the Museum of Folk Art and Craft
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On Recent Hilly Walks

I try to get out and walk a lot for exercise and fresh air. With lots of steep hills around me, it’s easy to get that exercise! Here are a few photos of things I’ve seen on recent walks:

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Mostly I see a lot of this!

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With the occasional sign to let me know in case I wasn’t sure that this was a hill

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And some more stairs

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With occasionally prettier staircases – this set is the Normandie Stairs

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But sometimes the hill will have a dog

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Or some beautiful landscaping

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Or the occasional historic mansion

Yes, I do love where I live.

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Recent Eats: Salad Obsessed

I’m continuing to eat tons of salads although I’m eating other veggies now and then too.

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Edible Flower Herb Salad with Gorgonzola; Italian (storebought) dressing

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Wax Bean Salad with Fresno Peppers; lemon black pepper homemade dress

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Butter lettuce salad with black pepper salami; basic homemade oil and vinegar dressing

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Raw corn salad with scallions and red peppers; mayo and miso

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Broccoli rabe sauteed in garlic olive oil, golden beets in coconut butter, sunflower seeds and raisins

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