I went to an incredible art exhibit at the Bedford Gallery of artwork done by disabled artists from all over the Bay Area. They were amazing, easily some of the most creative work I have ever seen! I was blown away by so many of them, including a blind artist who does gorgeous beadwork and…

I just got back from three glorious days at the West Point Inn (WPI) on Mount Tam with my friend Julie. We came up here in May last year, but just for two days, and getting that extra day really made a difference. We got out for hikes, saw some beautiful dawns and sunrises, played…

I was back looking after my buddy Rosco in San Rafael for a few days. In between our wanders in the neighborhood, I popped down to downtown San Rafael to check out the open art Studios and found a classic car show on Fourth Street. My dad and my son Kieran would have loved to…

My mom and I went to a really interesting talk last night about the history of Tamalpais Valley, the area of Mill Valley where I grew up. The presenter had lots of old pictures and maps. We found out the street next to us was originally named Main Street because they planned that to be…

I had a fabulous afternoon at the Ruth Asawa exhibit at SFMOMA. I’ve always been fascinated with her globular, woven metal hangings, and this exhibit had dozens of them. But I also got to check out some of her clay life masks, her drawings and print work, and the doors that she carved for their…

I heard this longform poem on a podcast the other day and bought the book it was in because I was so blown away by this piece, I can’t wait to read other things the author, Chloe Garcia Roberts, has written. ‘The opposite of the wilderness is the hearth, the home light, the fire of…

It’s been a couple of weeks of ups and downs. One day when Mom and I were running errands she fell hard, knocking herself out briefly. The staff at the nursery we were outside of were wonderful and an ambulance arrived quickly.  We spent the afternoon and evening in the emergency department. Even though she…

I spent the majority of the weekend outdoors hiking, enjoying the sunshine. On Saturday morning, I hiked over to Tennessee Valley beach from home. I saw almost nobody until I got close to the parking lot, then was hit with the noise of crowds of people. While the parking lot was very full, I’m guessing…

This week I’ve been back in San Rafael looking after Rosco, enjoying our wanders through the neighborhood. Even though it’s been only a couple of weeks since I was last here, everything is blooming like crazy because the weather is warming up. One morning I went for a walk that took me up into the…

This week I checked out the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. I went specifically to see the Making Their Mark exhibit of contemporary women artists. It was impressive, I loved that much of the art pieces were huge in scale. I feel like that isn’t often the kind of art from women artists  you…