San Francisco museums have a lot of free days. The big ones are free at least once a month. More…

July 12, 2016

Did you get a chance to see the SF Botanical Garden’s Flower Piano event last year? If so, you are…

June 27, 2016

For the past month, I’ve been taking a night class in photography. While it sometimes felt like I had to…

May 25, 2016

We just got back from our short Lake Tahoe trip last night…and what a blast, people. Ski towns in the…

May 24, 2016

It doesn’t feel like I’ve officially kicked off summer in San Francisco until I play hooky to go to a Giants day…

May 11, 2016

  Oh, lord, is this a treat. Last Friday, Bean and I had a chance to stop by the de…

April 19, 2016

Raise your hand if you also insist on the window seat, and then spend a lot of time staring out…

March 31, 2016

It took us two weekends and three attempts to finally find Dawn Falls Trail, hidden deep in the redwoods of…

March 24, 2016

A couple weekends ago, we got to attend a birthday party at Tilden Little Farm in Berkeley. It is such a delightful…

March 15, 2016

Well, San Franciscans, the forecast is calling for rain for the foreseeable future. The city has disappeared into white outside…

March 10, 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

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