A Chronicle Books happy hour at the Alchemist Bar

Happy Birthday, Ems

“Awesome sauce!” That’s what Emmy says when she adores something. The only problem is, now I can’t stop saying it.

A celebration of Carmen’s life and the closing of Anne’s show. That’s one of Carmen’s toys in Anne’s pocket, and Limelight in hand, sold.

Dinner with Susan and Ben’s son Ethiel, here for the National Preservation Conference

Ethiel’s family back at home.

 

Ocean Beach 4:32 pm

Ocean Beach 4:55 pm

Ocean Beach 4:58 pm

Anne's Opening

We were all starstruck by Anne’s bright and beautiful opening. Below: the level of detail in her paintings

 

Above the Sutro Baths 6:28 pm

Email from Albuquerque

Tom wrote: The trail along the irrigation ditch right behind our townhouse. It’s a 25-minute walk along woods and fields to the Flying Star Café.

Three Pines Book Group

Complete with licorice pipes, which Gabri serves with every order at his B&B in Three Pines. (Thanks, Deanna!)

 

Ocean Beach 6:30 pm

Night on the Town

Anne at the Bombay Sapphire gala, where her painting was exhibited among other semi-finalists from our region.

Afterwards, walking back to the parking lot in absolutely the wrong direction, I stumbled upon this:

555 Mission “Human Structures” by Jonathan Borofsky