San Francisco Bay Area | February, 2017
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San Francisco Bay Area | February, 2017

Travelogues from around the Bay Area, February, 2017. We kick it off with a multi-birthday celebration at Leo’s Oyster Bar! Favorite. Tuesdays Together San Francisco, a gathering of creative entrepreneurs. Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. Giant aloe plants! Mom for scale. Vince ponders Rothko. Boba Guys Fillmore with Whitney. A beautiful gift box from…

San Francisco Bay Area | December & January
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San Francisco Bay Area | December & January

Snapshots from the Bay, this past December & January. A mini Duke reunion Old Ladies Knitting Club! Tuesdays Together San Francisco, happy hour edition. Sarah Kersten studio sale. A weekend trip to Tahoe with Justin, Greg & Tiffany! Many trips to SFMOMA. Tuesdays Together San Francisco, January meetup. East Bay hike. A bit of location…

Philly | Winter, 2017
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Philly | Winter, 2017

Snippets from three different trips to Philly, December, January, & March, smushed into one blog post. Ramen at Yamitsuki in Chinatown. A little Christmas market at a garden in Fishtown.   Mexican Modernism at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Frida Kahlo… the first self portrait she ever painted.   Hotpot at Hippot! Fast forward to March, back…

New York City | December, 2016
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New York City | December, 2016

Over Christmas, Justin and I popped over from Philadelphia to New York City for a weekend filled wth art museums, Jewish and Chinese eateries, and other wanderings. Would you believe I’ve never ever been to the Guggenheim before? I finally made a visit thanks to my SFMOMA membership, which includes reciprocal access to the Guggenheim, The Whitney, and…

Seattle | November, 2016
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Seattle | November, 2016

Hello, Seattle. Justin and I headed over for a quick weekend trip filled mostly by meeting up with friends. See some glimpses below! Suzallo Library at UW. Arthur meets Justin. While Arthur had nap time, the grownups took a photo with Berkeley. Red Robin meetup with the Liangs and Roger. We hadn’t seen Roger in years!…

Philly | October, 2016
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Philly | October, 2016

A glance back at my time in Philadelphia three months ago and already three trips to Philly ago. Fishtown wanderings:     A visit to the Edgar Allan Poe house where he wrote The Raven amongst many other works.   Michelle and Frank came down from NYC and we headed to Beiler’s Donuts in Reading Terminal Market……

Yosemite | Rainy Day Beauty
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Yosemite | Rainy Day Beauty

I stood on the side of the road, the mist rolling gently through the mountains before me. Calmness. Gratitude. I had never been so glad to see a rainy day. Normally people are disappointed when rain pervades their Yosemite trip. You might normally hope for sunny skies or a classic golden hour and a beautiful sunset. But I’ve seen…