it’s been the strangest san francisco summer… very sunny, hardly any fog.
last weekend mathew insulated the gaps around the office windows, then installed the side windows. we’re still waiting on the new center window to be made and sent. the new wood windows look so much nicer than the cheap, old aluminum windows, especially with the bars removed.
last sunday was another ‘sunday streets’ and mathew volunteered again.
here he is making sure people don’t get run over.
everyone was out, children, adults, bubbles, custom-made bikes with stereos, unicycles…
and we got a semi-surprise visit from deborah, eva, leo and dan!
(left) a skating-dance demo. (right) our group got smaller.
later mathew and i went for a nice long walk enjoying the quiet, car-free streets. we made a big loop through our neighborhood and had a lovely noodle soup lunch at ‘cha-ya”, a vegetarian japanese resturant.
oh, and really fun news: our neighborhood is getting an ARIZMENDI! those of you familiar with the bakery know how exciting this is.
on our way home we stumbled across mirrors for sale at a local framing store. mathew was surprised that i didn’t choose the plain, modern, silver mirror, but opted for this ornate, victorian-like, gold mirror.
check out our weekend wheels! a rental for our sweltering drive up to sacramento this last weekend. since it doesn’t go back till monday, i suppose we could be out tooling around town in it but it’s just sitting in the driveway.
we attended a wedding and reception for mathew’s karate friends christina and marcus.
we’ve known these people for as long as we’ve lived in san francisco and they are like family to us. (left) mathew with his “little sister” yvonne. (right) me and yvonne’s mom, geri, also known as one of mathew’s moms. we all look happy but we’re actually MELTING in the sacramento heat. it was over 100 degrees that day. so hot i forgot to get a big group photo of the dojo family. hopefully someone will send or post it.
back in san francisco where it’s sunny and warm but not at all dangerous to spend time outside. (left) mathew checking on the garden. (right) and we have peaches!