Sold 1998 Vallejo

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After living in the Bay Area for 46 years, I sold my San Francisco apartment with plans to move to NYC.  

Southern Italy with Tom and Tim 2017

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We took a week-long trip to the south of Italy with Tom and Tim. We landed in Bari and visited Matera, Mesagne, Lecce and many small towns. And lunch at the Soul Food Kitchen

David’s 80th Birthday

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Judith and I went to Düsseldorf for David’s 80th birthday. He had a combination art opening and birthday party with a food truck featuring American food. The Journey to Mazandaran curated by David Galloway 25.04.2017 – 27.05.2017 | Düsseldorf Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art presents The Journey to Mazandaran, an exhibition curated by David … Read more

New York City 2017

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In February 2017 we spent 6 weeks in NYC as a test for potentially moving there.  We rented a one-bedroom apartment at the Bristol Plaza on East 65th Street. While there we went to nine plays. Dear Evan Hansen Groundhog Day   How to Transcend a Happy Marriage   The Present   Present Laughter   … Read more

Autobiographies

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In my life I have written several short autobiographies.  Three were school related; one for high school creative writing, one for entry into Long Beach State College, and one for transfer to UC Santa Barbara.  I have only the draft copies of these.  I also presented myself through my resume and several bios for conferences … Read more

California Road Trip with David Galloway 2016

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In late November David flew in from Germany for a road trip to Southern California. With the exceptions of visits to major American cities such as New York, David had not spent time in America in 40 years. After a few days in San Francisco we went down Highway 1 to LA.  We stopped at … Read more

Colombia 2016

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I took a solo trip to Colombia, visiting Bogotá and Leticia in the Amazon. In Bogotá I stayed at the Hotel de la Ópera in the historic center, went on a street-food tour and visited museums. In Leticia I took a boat trip down the Amazon, trekked in the jungle, kayaked down a creek and … Read more

Great Restaurants

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In the 1970s the gourmet revolution hit Berkeley.  Patty and I would go to a new restaurant about once a week.  Many weeks I would go to Chez Panisse on Monday to look at that week’s menu. For special occasions we also went to Narsai’s in Kensington. After concerts and plays Patty and I would … Read more

North Coast Trip 2016

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Judith and I took a road trip up the California and Oregon north coast.  We visited the redwoods and stayed at the Scotia Inn, the Requa Inn and the Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge.  

Home to San Francisco 2016

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We returned from Mane to San Francisco via New York; Washington, Connecticut; and Windsor, Ontario. In New York we saw Hamilton and The Humans. In Washington we stayed with Tom and Tim at Linda’s house. In Windsor we attended Daniel Cohen’s wedding.  

Villa St. Joseph Remodel

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This post is a work in progress.  I will add pictures and details over time.  Starting in 2008 we conducted major projects to repair, restore, and upgrade VSJ.  This post documents these efforts. 2008 2008 was largely a year of repairs.  Most rooms were painted.  My study was created from the barn.  The pantry was … Read more

Piedmont Italy 2016

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We took a summer driving trip to Piedmont to avoid the Mane fête. We went over the Alps to Saint-Véran, the highest village in France, then spent two days in Turin and finally two wine days in La Morra. We filled the back of the Subaru with Barolo and Barbaresco.