Religious holidays are tricky these days. Gone are the days (at least everywhere I’ve lived, sadly not everywhere) when a country had a fixed religion and you could be put to death for admitting to not following it. In San Francisco there are people of all faiths and none and it’s become taboo across most […]
No matter how needed it is, the incessant rain (which must have been going for over a month by now) is definitely dampening my spirits. Luckily in the last 10 days I escaped the worst of it (flooding and power outages) and got to refill my sunshine meter on a trip to Cancun. I’ve never […]
When it’s cold and especially when it’s rainy an intense hermity urge comes over me and I want nothing more than to never have to leave the house again. This is usually combined with inspiration for a hundred craft projects and a desire to eat rich carby meals. Sounds like the perfect life right? I […]
We don’t get much rain in San Francisco but last winter it was particularly dry and California has been in drought all year. This last 2 weeks the weather seems to have been attempting to make up for it by dropping this year’s and last year’s rain (or at least it seems that way!) Happy […]
For those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope it was wonderful. Although it’s not a tradition I grew up with, it’s one I’ve eagerly embraced since moving to America. What’s not to love about a 4 day weekend in which you eat lots of food and spend time with those nearest and dearest to […]
Tuesday was my husband’s birthday so I organized a meal out for the 2 of us. I was attending an event that evening so I decided it was a good opportunity to go out near the event and get to know a different part of town a little better. I couldn’t get a reservation for […]
San Francisco being weird and all means the weather is as nice now as it has been all year, so it really still feels like summer. However, I know that for most people it is definitely autumn. Autumn in the garden to me feels like time to wrap up loose ends, cut things back, consolidate […]
It’s crazy how close I live to the Pacific Ocean whilst hardly ever spending any time there. Most of San Francisco doesn’t feel remotely coastal so it’s really easy to go about your day-to-day life, forgetting the vast expanse of water almost surrounding the city. Sadly, part of the problem is that the beach is […]
When I lived right next to the Golden Gate Park, and worked for myself, I used to wander into it at least once a week. Since moving a little further away and having much of my daylight time taken up with a full time job, I haven’t been back and I do really miss it. […]
Recently my brother-in-law and his girlfriend came to stay with us so we took the week off work and spent 3 days with them in Yosemite National Park. It’s now the 3rd time we’ve been and each experience has been completely different. Our first visit was in June during a year when snowmelt was late […]
