Back in high school, a friend surprised me with a subscription to a model train photography enthusiast magazine. HA, we…

March 4, 2016

Do you know how many picture books have been published about a little girl playing baseball? Not a biography, not an…

March 1, 2016

Here’s our annual Bay Area Spring and Summer Festival guide! I’m always amazed a) by the sheer number of festivals in…

February 25, 2016

Any fun weekend plans? We’ll be recuperating from our latest bout of fever and colds (seriously, this winter) and seeing…

February 19, 2016

(Above shot with a regular 50mm lens; trying not to publish recognizable photos.) There is a turning point that I’m…

February 16, 2016

Still sick. Still have a toddler preschooler enjoying the hysterical faces I make when she screams in my ear at…

January 29, 2016

If you like to hike, get out there now! Wood sorrel, moss, and greenery have overtaken our local hiking trails. It…

January 27, 2016

Over dinner with friends last week, they told us about a show they’d just finished streaming: Long Way Round, a…

January 25, 2016

With the El Nino rains coming through, Bean and I have been spending an inordinate amount of time at home.…

January 13, 2016

Did everyone make it through the week? Oh, first week of January, you are ever so long. This is the…

January 8, 2016

How is everyone’s weekend looking? We’re taking Dave’s mom and Bean to see the Nutcracker this weekend. No idea how…

December 18, 2015

I’m still sick and a walking embodiment of Sick Dumb. (Similar to Tired Dumb, but with an added layer of…

December 9, 2015

I’ve been struck down by the requisite December Illness. It’s going to happen, just a question of when. So I’ll point…

December 7, 2015

The Bay Area must have the most annual festivals per capita than any other metro area in the US. The…

December 1, 2015

Is anyone else shocked and amazed at how quickly winter came to San Francisco? With this chill and white sky all…

November 30, 2015