I am spending a few days house and dog sitting in the Midtown Terrace neighborhood in San Francisco near Twin Peaks and Sutro Tower. My charge is Margot, a very sweet lab who is doing much better since the last time I looked after her. At that time she had done something to her hip,…

I’m getting better at listening to myself, paying attention to what’s going on for me, physically and emotionally and allowing myself to move at my own pace. Last week when I was sick I accomplished very little, I didn’t have the energy or motivation even to do things I really liked and my walks were…

I’m feeling much better now and had a wonderful weekend, spending a lot of it outdoors, despite the rainy weather. Javi and I met Michele and Julie in Martinez on Saturday morning for a walk around the waterfront, catching up on what’s been going on in our lives. I really miss regular walks with Michele,…

I haven’t posted in almost a week. On Saturday morning I took the ferry to my meeting in the city – there were a couple of very excited kids checking out the sights. By the time my meeting ended that afternoon and I waited for the ferry back to Larkspur I was starting to feel…

I spent the day in San Francisco at a State Bar Commission meeting and had a free hour before dinner so went for a walk on The Embarcadero at sunset. There was a full moon rising over the Bay Bridge and it was a spectacular sight! Coit Tower looked regal on the hill, it was…

We had a couple more days of unsettled weather this week. On Wednesday it alternated from sunny to short spurts of hard, driving rain. I managed to get out for a walk at lunch during a sunny patch and saw a beautiful, dramatic sky. On my way home I got to explore a new-to-me walking…

On my morning walk I crossed over the railroad tracks just before an Amtrak passenger train went by, then followed the river for a while. There were several benches made from fallen trees scattered above the river, I’m sure they are lovely spots to relax during the summer, though on this cold, drizzly morning they…

After my morning wander, we hung out at the Airbnb, reading and relaxing. Such a nice way to spend a grey morning. More sledding today, it was a bit colder so we got snowed on a bit, much more pleasant than being rained on.  When we got back the boys played old school video games…

A fun day today, I didn’t have to get up and moving early and had time to write, have some coffee and get out for a stroll with Javi before having some breakfast. Later we went to a nearby sledding hill, finding the last spot to park that wasn’t in the snow. When we first…

Monday Participating in my first Shut Up & Write session to help motivate me as I write my Gap Year guide. Getting a blast from the past photo from freshman year in college from a roomie Tuesday Discovering a contemplative spot on my afternoon walk Wednesday Kieran passed his Class A license test! Thursday Seeing…