Hello darlings! I’m pausing in the middle of mostly California-focused posts to talk about pride (after all, it’s important to keep you guys on your toes!). Okay, so that ‘p’ in pride should be capital. On Saturday afternoon, Andy and I went to the Hudson Pride Parade and Festival! The weather was pretty much as [...]
Quiet in Golden Gate Park
Those of you that live in cities know how necessary a respite is from the usual urban chaos: large expanses of trees, winding walking paths, and perhaps a few museums. Maybe even some large, shaggy-haired bovines? Yes, Central Park has the zoo and the penguins and all that, but Golden Gate Park in San Francisco [...]
Friday Gratitude: California Edition
For my third post in the Friday Gratitude series, I’m extraordinarily lucky to have a long list to choose from. There are so many things to be grateful for this week ! (Don’t worry though, I’m cutting myself off at five.) 1. As I recall my crazy airport day on Wednesday, I’m so thankful that [...]
San Francisco Reflections from the Airport
Hi everyone! How have you all been? I’m sitting in San Francisco International Airport right now, and since I was nice and early for my flight, I thought I’d share some highlights. Just for fun, I’m going in reverse chronological order, starting with this morning. Sutro Bath ruins along the Pacific Coast, located right next to [...]
Eating in the French Countryside
Four years ago, on the same month-long Europe trip based in Barcelona, I spent ten days in Caylus, France. I had never heard of Caylus before, nor its greater region, Tarn-et-Garonne, and the only place I’d been to in France prior to that was, of course, Paris. But a home base of Barcelona made it easy [...]
