Rachel's blog

Visitors, from near and far

This has to be one of the more photographed views of San Francisco, "The Painted Ladies". They are half a block from my more humble house, and Alamo Square Park, where this photo is taken from, is a beautiful park that on the weekend is mobbed with tourists and photo takers. Folks get their wedding pictures taken with San Francisco as a back drop.

I was just here with Eric's Mom, and we discovered a different part of the park, the place where shoes come to rest and become holders of plants to grow. There is quite a collection there. I puzzle over who thought this up, really-it's a perfect urban gardener thing to do.

Alamo Square Shoe Pots

And then we had to go to wine country, went all the way up to Healdsburg-it's a trek, but beautiful country.

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Mmn all the wine barrels

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Aug 1, 2008 3:29:19 PM

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This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

May 12, 2008 10:37:03 AM

Another visit with Grandma-September 2007

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The gourd above was carefully placed in shadow, so that when you walked by it at night, it looked like a bird, dipping it's head.

These photos of Grandma to the left :

1. Grandma in 1930. Check out that hat, her dress, and the car she is standing in front of....it was taken in Pennsylvania, near where she grew up and where my Mom spent a lot of time, as well.

2. Grandma in all of her glory now-she was excited by the blooms of the plant behind her. She spent years volunteering on Long Island at her favourite local Arbouretum.

3. Her new small house at Kendal.

Oct 11, 2007 1:25:58 PM

Denver in May-weekend visits are like crack...or chocolate

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I wish I had photoshop-What I loved about this building is the top, the weathered metal....downtown Denver actually has some interesting architecture, or maybe it's just the warehouses that SF seems to lack, and reminds me so of Chicago. Thank G for brick, and stonemasons.

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Eric's favorite Cafe. We stopped by there, engaged in a three-table discussion about music (ah, how i hate that!!!) with some strangers, had some treats abd Gio treated us FINE.

These murals are all in a row in the alley across from Eric's apartment. Very cool. And not graffitied all over.

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Two of the theaters that we didn't go to. :)

Bummer we missed the Kings of Leon, because I missed them at South By Southwest, but....we had lots of time to spend with friends and family.:)

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May 10, 2007 11:06:53 AM

Denver in May-weekend visits are like crack...or chocolate

May 10, 2007 11:06:43 AM

Flowers on Church

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Some photos of the pretty flowers that Church Street Flowers
displays at their store everyday...
I was just at my friends Beth and Chris' house yesterday,
and they have a riotous bunch of orchids in their kitchen...
wish I had a green thumb!

Apr 12, 2007 5:11:30 PM

Visiting with East Coast Caroline

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rachel and levi, levi not wanting to
be too far from mom.

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Apr 11, 2007 1:29:30 PM

Noise Pop photo!!

Ted, Jeanné, Jill,Elise, Rachel, Peter

Noise Pop fun at Mezzanine with all the folks in the booth. We could have fit more people. I know it.

Apr 10, 2007 5:43:51 PM

Sophia Siraki - the west coast for an evening

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My friend Sophia, whom I haven't seen in TWO years, is the kind of friend that it doesn't matter how long it has been since you have seen each other. It was lovely and wonderful to see her!