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Stellar Weekend in San Francisco!

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Eldest grandson Thomas graduated from San Francisco State University on Friday at Oracle Park...what a wondrous day. The last of our grandsons to graduate from uni...hooray! Ross and I started the day with a great walk along The Embarcadero to the Ferry Building, where we had a bite at the little Cambodian place there. It was a stunner of a day! Then in the late afternoon family gathered at MoMo's for early dinner and drinks with the graduate-to-be, his girlfriend, brothers, mom, dad & step-mom and Ross and I. Lots of hilarity and photos! Then on to Oracle Park for the actual event. There were 7,100 graduates, so fortunate that Oracle holds nearly 42,000 people! Chilly, breezy, and lots of speeches, but we made it, and the graduate was thrilled, as were we!
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California Buckeyes, At Their Peak

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It's going to be pretty hot today, so I got out for my morning walk at 8AM to beat the heat. A 3.3 mile loop in the Regional Park, and I guess most folks were worried about the coming heat because it was very quiet in the park this morning. Only a few walkers, joggers, dog walkers, and 6 firemen doing their wind sprints up and down the hills. The California Buckeyes are really coming into their own. The flower spikes are exploding everywhere! It is getting drier and drier, and the streams in the park are now nonexistent until late Autumn. The squirrels aren't deterred from searching for acorns in the dry grass! In local news, The Fig Cafe is reborn! Sondra Bernstein and her partner have reinvented the space, which housed the restaurant that eventually became Sonoma's famous Girl & The Fig, and it re-opens tonight, as French-inspired Poppy! Wish we could be there tonight, but as often happens in Spring/Summer here, we are previously committed: Acoustic Sunse...
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Bodega Bay is So Picturesque

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We got away for a couple of days this week to visit dear friends in Bodega Bay, after a short, abortive stop at Wildflour Baker in Freestone, which was closed for the day. But we had a nice little wander around their lovely kitchen garden, so all was not lost! It was SO windy the day we arrived, but next day was absolutely perfect. so we headed for the Birdwalk Coastal Access Trail. Just a stunning place. On the home front, I have started a little Christmas project -- Gnomes! And here are the first four:
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A Lovely Little Spring Shower

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After a fairly hot and sticky weekend, we had a pleasant reprieve from the coming very hot weather with a an overnight shower, which refreshed the gardens and parks. So off for an early morning walk (2.75 miles before I just got uncomfortably damp!) The California Buckeye trees are everywhere in the Regional Park, and right now we have the full gamut, from gorgeous full flowers to the picturesque floral spikes that preceed them. What a treat!
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