On Saturday, we spent the day exploring Lands End and Golden Gate Park, two local treasures of the National Park Service. First up, the windmill at Queen Wilhemina’s Garden. Both windmills have recently been restored. The one behind the Beach Chalet, with its ever-changing garden, is perfect for picnics. Next, we headed over to Spreckels…Continue reading Golden Gate Park & Lands End
Category: In the Richmond
All about my neighborhood, the Richmond district of San Francisco.
Golden Gate
National Geographic Traveler magazine recently asked me to name my favorite Golden Gate Park destination. I chose the playground at Koret Children’s Quarter. Pick up the December issue of National Geographic Traveler to see what other Bay Area folks have to say about the park: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, artist Maya…Continue reading Golden Gate
The Order of Myths Coming to SF
My twentieth high school reunion is coming up–class of 88, Murphy High School, Mobile, Alabama–and as I was browsing the reunion site yesterday I came across a familiar name, Margaret Brown. She was a year behind me in school, and now she’s all grown up, and it turns out she’s been busy. Months ago, I…Continue reading The Order of Myths Coming to SF
your hot San Francisco weekend
It’s a scorcher today. Really. Best place to beat the heat is out in the avenues, where there’s a nice breeze to take the edge off. And if you’re one of those San Francisco people who tends to forget that our city has a coastline that stretches for miles along the Pacific, it might be…Continue reading your hot San Francisco weekend
literary hot spots
Author and editor Jordan Rosenfeld (Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time) pays tribute to San Francisco’s “literary hot spots” in this article for Writer’s Digest. Jordan mentions the historic Caffe Trieste (this is the place that local writer Junvenal Acosta, among others, sometimes refers to as his office), the…Continue reading literary hot spots