Homemade French toast by Rosa makes Mondays better.

Rosa and I found this griddle on the street for free and put it to good use making French toast.

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Closer look at the new kitchen succulents

That cute/ugly fish came from Goodwill (originally Pier 1) and I put a distressed plant in it that looks like seaweed. The other is a cutting from a Christmas cactus

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Kitchen succulent shelves

A little home improvement project: finally got around to installing little shelves in the kitchen for some succulents…

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Shelter in place doesn’t mean you can’t have yeasted waffles for brunch!

Rosa and I wish you could join us. We made Ruth Reichl’s yeasted waffle recipe

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Fresh oatmeal raisin cookies make shelter in place a little easier…

But it turns out that you have to set a timer for ALL the batches not just the first two!

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Postmodern Jukebox show in Santa Cruz

Rosa surprised me with tickets to see PMJ in Santa Cruz! Grand finale of the @pmjofficial pmjtour show tonight in Santa Cruz: “A little bit louder now!”

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The Great Dickens Christmas Fair 2019.

I spent a lovely Saturday with Rosa in 19th Century London at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco. Next year the goal is to try to go before it’s the final weekend!

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Pomplamoose at the Fillmore

Seeing @pomplamoosemusic at the Fillmore with Rosa. The finale (not counting encore) was “Old Town Road” (video).

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Mele Kalikimaka from the Uke Jam at the Freight in Berkeley

With Rosa. A highlight of the Christmas Uke Jam was this mass rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas (video).

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SF Waterfront at Dusk

We watched the sun set over the Golden Gate from Ft. Mason, then Rosa and I had an amazing seafood dinner at Alioto’s Cafe 8 on Fisherman’s Wharf.

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Closing out Hardly Strictly with Emmylou

Rosa and I closed out the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass with the incomparable Emmylou Harris and a few thousand of her closest friends.

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Third time winning the Hamilton Lottery this summer!!!

Rosa won it in June, and I won it last month and again yesterday so here we are!

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County Fair with mom and Rosa, September 2019

On Saturday Rosa and I took my mom to the Santa Cruz County Fair.

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Muni Heritage Weekend 2019: Dinky & Boat

We got to ride on two of the most unique vehicles in the San Francisco muni fleet: the “dinky” (car no. 578) from 1896 and the Blackpool “boat tram”!

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Hamilton from the Front Row!

Just in time for Rosa‘s birthday weekend my name came up in the Hamilton lottery!

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48th Birthday in San Francisco

Celebrated my 48th birthday in San Francisco with Rosa – brunch, cable cars, sightseeing, and concert

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Flower Piano at Night

Last night Rosa and I went to the San Francisco Botanical Gardens for their amazing Flower Piano at Night event.

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Flower Piano at Night 2019

At the San Francisco Botanical Garden, they have an annual event called Flower Piano, where a dozen or so pianos are placed throughout the garden, and people can play them. On a few of the nights, such as tonight, they have professional musicians scheduled to perform. Rosa and I had a lovely time there.

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Quakes v Galaxy game at Stanford

At the Quakes v Galaxy game at Stanford with Rosa. Go Quakes! Beat LA!

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Rosa won the Hamilton lottery!

We had front row seats for the matinee yesterday. What a show! Now I see what all the fuss is about Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius!

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This band was wandering around Maker Faire

Here they are playing in front of the cardboard dinosaur.

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