a long weekend in SF - early november 08

went down to see the oncologist at UCSF on a friday, stuck around to have a wonderful time in the bay area! stayed with diane in sausalito, went to the new deyoung in SF, saw a great play at ACT, celebrated on sunday with diane & her friends on her 60th birthday.
on the balcony		view from diane's balcony at sunset		vampers gather

sausalito

 

new de young museum in san francisco my first visit to the new, & very modern, museum, LOVED it! wanted to see the maya lin exhibit, & then diane showed me a few of her favorite pieces. we couldn't stay long, dogs were in the van in sausalito. the sausalito dog "hotel" wouldn't take them for the day as i had hoped, because they "might bark". i guess the dogs in sausalito don't bark.
the stunning new building		adored this wall in the garden... they're filling those open sections with eucalyptus leaves fallen from tree behind it		ruth asawa wire sculpture

diane's 60th birthday was on sunday & she threw a big party, yay! it was in the travis marina at fort baker, with a view of the GG bridge. she's a caterer & so are lots of her friends, so the potluck dinner was astounding.
		lissa, diane's daughter renee, diane, & me, starting the day off in style   diane's birthday slideshow

sunday nite after the party, boomer & i were walking around the neighborhood & found a jogging stroller somebody had put out with the trash! topaz had never taken to the cart i got for her, last time we tried it, she flung herself sideways & tipped it over. so i had been telling diane& lissa that day i was gonna keep an eye out for some kind of stroller so she could at least go along on walks instead of always being left behind. & there it was! she fits into it perfectly & LOVES going along! this is in the woods at home...

two of the days i was there were PERFECT days, mild temperature, no wind, clear sky -- unusual for SF, & what a blessing!