Red Hill Station

Just discovered a new (to us anyway) amazing brunch place in SF. Red Hill Station! delicious!

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Cement ship SS Palo Alto in Aptos, CA

The SS Palo Alto, aka “the cement ship” was permanently docked in 1930 at the end of a pier in Aptos, CA (where I grew up), and served as a resort gambling and dance destination for a year before storm damage made it usable for nothing more than a fishing spot.

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My Indigenous People’s Day Cactus is in full bloom

My Indigenous People’s Day Cactus is in full bloom.

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County Fair with mom and Rosa, September 2018

Went to the Santa Cruz County Fair today with Rosa and my mom.

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David Byrne double feature!

At the historic and beautiful @castrotheatre with Rosa .

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Smoke from California wildfires is turning the moon orange

At Avaya Stadium in San Jose. Go Quakes!

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American Utopia concert in San Francisco

Saw David Byrne perform his amazing American Utopia show/concert last night in San Francisco with Rosa … I took several photos in a row and Google Photos made this awesome little animation!

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Orange Milan tram in San Francisco

Come to this year’s weekend September 8-9, 2018 to see the vintage streetcars from SF history and around the world. For more info: streetcar.org/muni-heritage-weekend-2018-september-8-9

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One-Pot Portuguese(ish) Chicken and Rice

I went to Portugal last year (in 2017), and in Porto I stayed with a local family via AirBNB. One night when I was there we had a family dinner of chicken and rice. It was so tasty I’ve been wanting to reproduce it ever since. I texted the host to ask for the recipe when I got home, but he never replied. So the other day I decided I’d try to Google recipes on the Internet and make some.

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Oakland neighborhood blooms

At a friend’s house in Oakland with Rosa for brunch … The neighborhood has many lovely flowers in the front yards!

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Quakes v Sounders, July 25, 2018

Go Quakes! Watching San Jose Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders at Avaya Stadium in San Jose

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BART Selfie

Heading to San Francisco for the evening on BART.

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Yellow Curry and Yellow Submarine

Lovely Thai food with Rosa and Yellow Submarine in restored 4k digital at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. What a great evening!

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Golden Gate Bridge, August 2007

San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge at dusk, August 2007.

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The newest BART station

I’m early pick up Rosa so I took a few photos of the snazzy new transit architecture

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On board the Dinky!

San Francisco Municipal Railway’s oldest streetcar, no. 578, affectionately called “the dinky,” during Muni Heritage Days on September 10, 2017

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I love California!

What a lovely view along highway 1 at Pomponio State Beach. With Rosa

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