Coming home

I was born in SF (third generation, I've been told), and while it has changed and morphed incredibly over the years, there are some constants that will always make me feel like I'm coming home... the sight of Candlestick Park getting battered by the Bay winds (yeah, yeah, I don't care what the sign says), great food and art, lots of friends, Golden Gate Park, the Chronicle, bookstores, lovingly restored old homes, the FOG (stupid me forgot about fog... in the muggy air of KC, I failed to think about grabbing a jacket). Last night, I ate some incredible scallops and orgasmic chocolate pot de creme served by a sprightly Frenchman, obtained the latest Kingsolver ("Animal, Vegetable, Miracle") and an older Sedaris book ("Naked"), walked up and down hills under a glorious moon in a sapphire sky breathing jasmine-scented air, scored a baffling little antique metal hand-crank kitchen tool of some sort for Linc (out of a give-away box just sitting on the street), sat in a hot tub overlooking Glen Park, all accompanied by wonderful conversation with the lovely and witty paulaandandrew... and I only just got here! I am a very, very fortunate woman, indeed.

Games party tonight, Berkeley tomorrow, Whole Earth Festival over the weekend... my phone IM is katjekick, if anyone wants to try to get together while I'm tearing around the Bay Area.

late breakfast

late breakfast
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.

a pretty little chocolate tartlet garnished with gold leaf, at a tiny
bakery at the corner of castro and chenery.

for cordell

for cordell
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.

this tintin vase was at the hairdresser's i was visiting today.

i was good...

i was good...
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.

i only bought yarn to make a thank-you gift for paula... none of that
lovely multi-hued silk alchemy... or that gorgeous new light cotton
blend noro... or any of that luscious rainbow malabrigio... but i
touched it all! yummy!

haircut!

haircut!
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.

My bangs were driving me crazy, so i let Lili of Salon Ole' have at my
mop. It looked a lot nicer before the wind got to it, but I really like
it. I feel like a new woman! Now to brave the traffic and find a Trader
Joe's...