A busy weekend

We did all kinds of things this weekend

• Set up the nursery, including Dr. Seuss decals on the walls
• Donated older clothes and electronics
• Had brunch with my mom
• Visited a new church, St Pauls in Elmhurst, which is nearby, and seems nice
• Went to one of the better fish mongers (Fin's) here
• Baked a swedish braided roll (see the picture)
• Prepared for guests tomorrow, which means the cats got evicted from one of their favorite snoozing zones.
• Rode my bike to Corti Bros to pick up a veal roast

The weather has been perfect.  I'm hoping to get some skiing in midweek.

Great Cantonese

As I have mentioned before, we have been pleasantly surprised by the great Asian food we have found locally. We went the other night to New Canton, with some NYC friends who were visiting and I think the quality of the food was just as good as we would expect in either NYC or SF's Chinatown. Tonight we stopped in at a place called Bistro 33, after more classes at the hospital, and I was surprised to see that they had full bottles of Veuve Cliquot NV off their list for only $45. That's only a few bucks more than where it wholesales for, but Champagne has taken a real beating during this great recession.

I've just been swamped with things recently, so have not time to post snippets, but we are getting the last bits arranged prior to new arrivals. We have come up with a short list of names and are down to finalizing that.

More San Francisco Trip Pictures

These are pictures from Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, and the marina in Sausalito.  We got the one weekend of good weather in two months, and crammed a number of things into the weekend.

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Toothless Tigers

It looks like all cats teeth had to go, on both of Nik and Zam.  There are going to be some very cranky animals when they return home. We had hoped they would be able to save a few.  They are quite old, but hopefully this will give them several more years, without the constant pain of toothaches.

Cats @ the Vets again

They are having extensive teeth extraction done, and we are hoping that Nikolai will be left with some.  But for now, it is not looking good.

 

 

La Folie in SF: Amazing

We just had dinner at La Folie, which was 3 hours long but worth the time and money. Fantastic haute cuisine French -- especially the seafood -- and a great place to mark a special occasion.

Going out at night will be much harder in a few weeks!

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A breezy day in San Francisco

We spent this afternoon down on the Embarcadero, enjoying the sun and wind. We stopped for a bowl of chowder and then some very messy roasted crabs. The seagulls are out in force alternating between begging and stealing chunks of sourdough bread. J bought some lilac bath salts and hopes to enjoy them tonight at the Palace hotel.

It is fun playing tourist locally.

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More Keystone & Breckenridge pictures

Here are the links for the photos Yuji uploaded:

Keystone and Breckenridge

His camera seems to have much more pixel density than my old one.

I am thinking of upgrading to a newer Canon.