tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649527623628312762024-03-19T02:21:41.482-07:00Toast & Mosteverything else I find interestingSandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-16694158737957998862012-01-16T22:53:00.000-08:002012-01-17T10:48:57.310-08:00Youth Speaks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">For the past three years I have had the amazing opportunity to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's birthday with a group of young writers, at an event called <a href="http://youthspeaks.org/voice/performances/bringing-the-noise-for-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/" target="_blank">Bringing the Noise</a>. This event is put on by an organization called <a href="http://youthspeaks.org/" target="_blank">Youth Speaks</a>. It showcases young people from all over the Bay Area who have written inspirational poems, stories and songs that embody the demand for justice that Dr. King so passionately fought for. It is one of my favorite events and I look forward to it with each new year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.ran.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">R</span><span style="font-size: small;">ainforest Action Network (RAN)</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> is at it again! Last night activists turned all 85 Bank of America ATM's in San Francisco into Automated Truth Machines. RAN placed non-adhesive stickers designed to look like BofA's interface on every screen the city. Instead of the checking or savings account menu, the stickers listed everything customer's money is being used for, including investment in coal-fired power plants, foreclosure on
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I recently read an article in <a href="http://www.financial-planning.com/news/most-women-feel-unprepared-for-retirement-transamerica-study-2676863-1.html?ET=financialplanning:e5416:2217085a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FP_Daily__011212" target="_blank">Financial Planning Magazine</a> about women and retirement. The article claims that nearly 53% of women do not have a retirement plan. Guess what? I am one of those 53%.<br /><br />I only just started saving for retirement within the last three years. I just started investing in May. Of course, as soon as I put my money in the market, everything started to go belly up and now I have less than I started with. According to the article, 29% of the women who are planning for retirement prefer to do their own research. I too thought that I could figure it all out, but based on my record so far, I've decided to see a Financial Planner. One that specializes in Socially Responsible Investing.</span></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-84762497645685805522012-01-11T21:58:00.000-08:002012-01-13T23:05:50.525-08:00Writing a Blog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ok, so here we are almost 12 days into 2012 and it is fairly obvious that I didn't live up to at least one of my goals! I've never been very good at keeping a journal. Why do I expect myself to be any better at maintaining a blog? I think about posting something on it everyday. It is something I really want to do, though I can't seem to find the time to make it a priority. I have so many different ideas for posts and ideas are swimming around my head all day long for weekly segments. I even signed up for a blogging class, but have yet to open up my binder. How do I make something that I really want to do a priority when there are so many things I have to do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I am going to Costa Rica in a few days for a wedding, which means the pressure is on to be bikini ready AGAIN! I spent all last spring exercising and eating well so that I would look "amazing" on my wedding day and for my honeymoon. I actually managed to loose 15 pounds! Then I don't know what happened, I started getting lazy and before I knew it I was right back where I started. I seriously can't believe how fast it all came back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">So, in addition to my end of the year goals, one of which is to exercise at least 4 times per week, I've decided to make "stay in shape" one of my 2012 goals. BUT, the thing about goals is that (for me) they have to be a little bit more specific. "Get in shape for your wedding day" was perfect. I had a reason to get up and exercise everyday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">So now I've come up with another reason. I am going to do a </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.trifind.com/gs_sprint/SprintTriathlons.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sprint Triathlon</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">, which is much shorter and easier than an Olympic triathlon. There are quite a few of them in Northern CA, many of which make you swim in the ocean or the Bay. I'm a little nervous about the cold water and competing against other people. But hey, I won't know what its like until I try right?</span></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-43371830824563312572011-10-20T23:07:00.000-07:002012-01-14T20:03:18.169-08:00End of the Year Goals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now that I have decided to get back into blogging, I have teamed up with Danni at <a href="http://www.ohhellofriendblog.com/">oh, hello friend</a> and a few other bloggers to create a list of personal goals that we want to complete by January 1, 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think that between this list and my blogging class, I should have enough content to gain some real headway into this blogging world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. Update blog at least once a week</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. Take at least 50 pictures that I think are blog worthy and post them to my flickr accout</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. Finish my blogging class</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. Exercise at least 4 times a week</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5. Order and install new blinds for my office</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">6. Get a B in my extremely hard accounting class</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">7. Change my name to Sandra J. Valente</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">8. Finish the thank you notes for the wedding gifts that we received</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">9. Order our wedding pictures and start working on our album</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">10. Pay off my credit card</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wow its been over a year since I've posted to this blog and boy, so many blog worthy (for me) things have happened in my life. I got engaged, took a couple of great classes, planned a whole wedding, got married, and went on an amazing honeymoon! There was just so much going on that I couldn't bring myself sit down and capture it all in the blog - I've never been good at keeping a journal. So, I just kept on going, all the while thinking about what I wanted to do with this blog and the things that I wanted to share at a later date. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In an effort to try to organize my thoughts and create a blog that is not only useful to me, but also relevant to others, I've started a class called </span><a href="http://decor8blog.com/byw/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Blogging Your Way</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> taught by Holly Becker of Decor8. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am a huge fan of napping. Maybe it's because my mom used to make me take them up until first or second grade! Anyways, I was skimming through The August edition of <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/">Real Simple Magazine</a> and I came across this passage written by Cathleen Schine that just about sums it up for me...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">A nap is not a nap without light. This is what distinguishes it from a good night's sleep. A nap is a stolen moment, not the natural culmination of the day. A nap is secret, illicit. It is sleeping during the day, and the day must be present and visible. There must be light - ideally dappled in a garden or slanted through a window; soft and filtered and gentle. </span></span><br />
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</div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-79713191126174377962010-07-18T12:04:00.000-07:002010-07-25T18:24:27.466-07:00Business Time - Car Buying<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4dC9plJknOk23oMgn-rvwzCKHkonzRCrPxwhfdYUzCYXBg1XtTMsfTyvuODV_BA7udr9tU7KS9TBNZZzniRe3tDnuQ-uwI1RV54iV2uJeiQlXsu5p_EHEo4F7UpPMaLVxLdLctDsxNwJ/s1600/115600_zX9Lbw0q_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4dC9plJknOk23oMgn-rvwzCKHkonzRCrPxwhfdYUzCYXBg1XtTMsfTyvuODV_BA7udr9tU7KS9TBNZZzniRe3tDnuQ-uwI1RV54iV2uJeiQlXsu5p_EHEo4F7UpPMaLVxLdLctDsxNwJ/s320/115600_zX9Lbw0q_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497544138634736802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Chris and I have been talking about buying a newish car for quite some time now. But the reality is, we need to pay down his car before we can actually do that. While we will probably be holding out for a while longer, I learned an interesting tidbit today about new car buying that I would like to share...</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />As we all know a brand new car looses value as soon as you drive it off the lot, but I just learned it can be as much as 20% or more- wow! According to </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.edmunds.com/advice/strategies/articles/77147/article.html">Edmunds.com</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, a car retains the most value between years 2 and 4. By year five the average car has about 60,000 miles on it and that's when we usually have to start putting money into it for big service items like a new timing belt or water pump or new tires.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Another interesting fact is that the average person only owns a car for about three years. So (for you average folks) if you sell your car between year 4 and 5 you may get most of what you paid for it back and avoid having to pay for all of service costs.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Now, the moral of this lesson...if you are in the market for a new car, the best bet for your money is to actually look for a two year old car with low mileage. Additionally, look for one with good gas mileage and lower emissions so that you are also doing your part for the environment.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While buying this beauty pretty much goes against everything I just said, I would still love to have one...</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihACE3Fv4hxxXul_YnEhVYpqsyNutj45EcrpFRG2OpzoQbBHdm9hZHBayNFhXlPAwXIABK-e9Gr_AYaI6R8rWoyrRAe9XcAz26yM03nHdfw9QL1y5z8qJLontDJoOI976nhF_6ssW90d6l/s1600/Ford+Truck.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihACE3Fv4hxxXul_YnEhVYpqsyNutj45EcrpFRG2OpzoQbBHdm9hZHBayNFhXlPAwXIABK-e9Gr_AYaI6R8rWoyrRAe9XcAz26yM03nHdfw9QL1y5z8qJLontDJoOI976nhF_6ssW90d6l/s320/Ford+Truck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547153638817586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christymac/1693830308/">Ford Truck</a><br /></span></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-1056274733946129612010-07-12T10:30:00.000-07:002012-01-14T20:04:51.282-08:00Summer Food<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Since my class has kept me home for the majority of the summer, my extracurricular activities have become much simpler. I guess you could say I've become very domestic over the past 6 weeks and have been putting a lot of thought into food. I read a wonderful book called Farm City, by Novella Carpenter and just started Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. Last weekend I baked a cheesecake, next weekend I am going to bake my first pie, and this weekend it's all about pickling!<br /><br />We started our pickling escapade with a trip to the farmers market at the San Francisco Ferry Building. This is probably the best farmers market in the city, and since everyone knows it, it's pretty crowded. The selection is amazing! Unfortunately we forgot to bring the camera, so I've scoured flicker for some beautiful shots of the veggies we chose.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mlEhCK5P5W1JJBWDUektctzXCSZEgMI5LdMjrapvpq9JWUqXSAPQ5cNLhwzSSf4Xb8ZaG8YMlEe09nh3kUUGNLlcZYIMKVdMd3a_f9REgZk2isvtIioMCSIU4AZ2xqJpQneqhzaMXFVB/s1600/P1010198.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496913443167799954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mlEhCK5P5W1JJBWDUektctzXCSZEgMI5LdMjrapvpq9JWUqXSAPQ5cNLhwzSSf4Xb8ZaG8YMlEe09nh3kUUGNLlcZYIMKVdMd3a_f9REgZk2isvtIioMCSIU4AZ2xqJpQneqhzaMXFVB/s320/P1010198.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-56728541981544613982010-07-02T11:37:00.001-07:002010-07-02T20:33:34.901-07:004th of July Weekend<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">While I'd like to say I will be heading out of town for the long weekend, unfortunately I won't be. I am currently taking an accounting class and the teacher has actually graced us with more work for the long weekend rather than less. We are currently studying Inventory - a subject that anyone who has ever worked in retail can identify with. Who knew it could be so complicated??? I wonder what method </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/_cassia_/4318902073/">this place</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> uses to count it's inventory.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv9CkFvkJfZGA0rEKrwPaG9pWIAph2FQnQdpmuNoZGPkupY6S9Ody9vFVjSTYHzX2bYc28Z7t-vmgrhPFNdF9VqVDx-VVz5ewa4SNCaQCSXMfDB_pqbw4nBnYWTD350D5OAbSEz5z_8_v/s1600/128963_hVzIcH8E_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv9CkFvkJfZGA0rEKrwPaG9pWIAph2FQnQdpmuNoZGPkupY6S9Ody9vFVjSTYHzX2bYc28Z7t-vmgrhPFNdF9VqVDx-VVz5ewa4SNCaQCSXMfDB_pqbw4nBnYWTD350D5OAbSEz5z_8_v/s320/128963_hVzIcH8E_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489505331313410962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">While I am on the subject of business, I've decided to add a regular weekly post called either At The Office or Business Time - I haven't quite decided yet. This post will discuss various topics related to personal business such as budgeting, investing, and giving. I hope this will be a good outlet for me to express some of the information that I am learning.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Welcome to my office...</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8cntOhmP3rknIPRMXQSRMAKpe9DVVndaTMciD58hfrrHj6qc_9zqfRWz-lpoNh-r0Xf6aiOFcdDR6mzln9SE37nifkxlSY7oHY9ezSuAfRlZ-inbFz4CMbR0ITp_AMobHtiWuR-1sDia/s1600/wall+plates.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8cntOhmP3rknIPRMXQSRMAKpe9DVVndaTMciD58hfrrHj6qc_9zqfRWz-lpoNh-r0Xf6aiOFcdDR6mzln9SE37nifkxlSY7oHY9ezSuAfRlZ-inbFz4CMbR0ITp_AMobHtiWuR-1sDia/s320/wall+plates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489508420317091378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.vtwonen.nl/2010/03/bloemsierkunst/"><em>Hans Blomquist</em></a></span></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-31269413946427504072010-07-01T13:57:00.000-07:002012-01-14T20:19:47.637-08:00Aunt Marianne's House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we are still on the subject of home, I would like to post some great pictures of my Aunt's home and property in Northville Michigan. The 100+ year old house used to be a fish hatchery and my Aunt and Uncle bought it for dirt cheep and completely restored it, inside and out. It was a labor of love and a lot of sweat. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My aunt is the classic American homemaker. From quilting to canning, needlepoint to knitting, you name it, she can do it. She can cook a fantastic meal and reupholster a settee in the same afternoon. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of my fondest memories of visiting her house are sitting on the screened in porch drinking her homemade grape juice from the grapes grown in her amazing garden.</span></span></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-76586975255141771892010-06-30T00:00:00.000-07:002012-01-14T20:19:05.156-08:00What Home Means To Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcome! Today I am going to take you on a journey through my life with some great pins from my </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/sandypeck/for-the-home/" style="font-family: verdana;">What Home Means to Me</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> board on Pinterest. First I'd like to thank <a href="http://www.redglassesblog.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Red Glasses</span></a> for the introduction...</span><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nowadays, if I can think back fondly on a place where<br />I've lived, then it was a home...</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ISJ5Ode-yW9GyNx6g7UkG-nBT5WNbIiWzX6X7pt3orkc6hmmPBJCVxZtb00l5EZxEZ-1elzfVhtFk5cwaWD2j9evWLR_SEsz7YvpoVIQeCb6E6fKlNTc8RSgMHQp55O6EH1fD6ldplxU/s1600/Balloons.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488088885193376866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ISJ5Ode-yW9GyNx6g7UkG-nBT5WNbIiWzX6X7pt3orkc6hmmPBJCVxZtb00l5EZxEZ-1elzfVhtFk5cwaWD2j9evWLR_SEsz7YvpoVIQeCb6E6fKlNTc8RSgMHQp55O6EH1fD6ldplxU/s320/Balloons.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On my 16th birthday my mom surprised me by filling my bedroom with balloons.</span></span><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It was so fun to come home to a room filled with so much color</span></span>.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTK0D_rE9ftE9toA09Cl_tFjIZlOVwSmLoJ_9q8MgIP3xZIsDkBD8b-b1OANJa4kGNqTEdNouaSqUp5pHi0I2RlIe_SGvDTcSli1_aCQDzKSBlW_HvAgyIrbPH7vE7AUwtpb6OrZEO_RNQ/s1600/Dome.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488401227126660226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTK0D_rE9ftE9toA09Cl_tFjIZlOVwSmLoJ_9q8MgIP3xZIsDkBD8b-b1OANJa4kGNqTEdNouaSqUp5pHi0I2RlIe_SGvDTcSli1_aCQDzKSBlW_HvAgyIrbPH7vE7AUwtpb6OrZEO_RNQ/s320/Dome.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 318px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In college I lived in a dome in the Santa Cruz Mountains with some really great friends.</span></span><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> We had no running water and only a wood stove (with wet wood) for heat.</span></span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 78%;">It was rustic but great</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These days I'm comfortably settled into an amazing apartment in San Francisco with my boyfriend Chris. What makes this place home?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgph45HMHQda1QcemGePFWx5EnXoymNM3995t10gL_K0DPNrefD28Y7QIZv0L3CWKjE1mz__rFlx-fc4G9lj9syln4rmSrJJc6r-3ig13mN_1DYO92IZbikJ3EiqkeJvUr3s6769MhmWbL5/s1600/home.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488435268463736402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgph45HMHQda1QcemGePFWx5EnXoymNM3995t10gL_K0DPNrefD28Y7QIZv0L3CWKjE1mz__rFlx-fc4G9lj9syln4rmSrJJc6r-3ig13mN_1DYO92IZbikJ3EiqkeJvUr3s6769MhmWbL5/s320/home.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 249px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>The space to bake and get crafty</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWWSJqpV5LwuC2MIavk8B-fs5DkwkdUA-dOafZG2KkA6cOkvwENnmZaOtkH9pisdO4NE6ZlHhtH0ygZSOd4enlgyrn08rTdYG6SuRlC5-iM5xMIjEoZIWWQwjI06h6vgYWXkLYVcKLlbD/s1600/P1010174.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488421563509077106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWWSJqpV5LwuC2MIavk8B-fs5DkwkdUA-dOafZG2KkA6cOkvwENnmZaOtkH9pisdO4NE6ZlHhtH0ygZSOd4enlgyrn08rTdYG6SuRlC5-iM5xMIjEoZIWWQwjI06h6vgYWXkLYVcKLlbD/s320/P1010174.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 248px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And most of all my 11 year old dog Clover who is always here<br />to greet me when I arrive.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next up is a blog by </span><a href="http://sharonmontrose.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">Sharon Montrose</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> who is gonna tell us What home Means to her</span></span>...</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiced0VEWAqYFR69gBO8W02fBQ0TMSW01df4bPllZagmdaNKAK5ltPrvHoAy4nMPC0dPjTTjorYw60UzSXuChc_udKKmfJt3ugHeuU5Za52PQ446AbE1pxwvmBgzY7AqwniMKFYzvDb-bw/s1600/pinitforward183x195.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiced0VEWAqYFR69gBO8W02fBQ0TMSW01df4bPllZagmdaNKAK5ltPrvHoAy4nMPC0dPjTTjorYw60UzSXuChc_udKKmfJt3ugHeuU5Za52PQ446AbE1pxwvmBgzY7AqwniMKFYzvDb-bw/s1600/pinitforward183x195.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 195px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 183px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So here is more info on the fun blogging project that I was talking about yesterday...We are doing this to promote a great site called <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>. This is a great way to keep all of the pictures of cool stuff that you find on the internet in one place. You simply pin the pictures onto the boards in your Pinterest account. Then you can go back to them whenever you want. What's even more cool is that if you wan to repost the picture, the original site that that you pulled the picture from stay's with it, so that you can credit the original poster! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Wednesday I will be posting pictures from my What Home Means to Me board.</span></span></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-28083989539525697672010-06-27T11:32:00.001-07:002012-01-14T20:26:03.955-08:00San Francisco Fog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">Sfgirlbybay</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> is one of my favorite blogs and Victoria, the blogging queen that she is, has put together another blog-it-forward type of project called "What Home Means To Me." I am proud to be participating in this along with </span><a href="http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/pin-it-forward/" style="font-family: verdana;">300 other bloggers</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. My day is coming up here real soon on the 30th, but what I have noticed most about looking at so many other amazing blogs is how many people - including myself - call San Francisco home. It is such an amazing city but the summers here are just crazy! We really never know what kind of weather each day is going to bring. It could be sunny and warm or cold and foggy. I have been blessed to live in a place with an amazing view and it's sunny where I am right now, but I am literally watching the blanket of fog roll over the park headed in my direction.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And just like that it's fading and has decided to let us enjoy the rest of this beautiful summer day </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdJ5X-_FgQxAyJdPytWYYzXW34xmznTE-4q8wr2zNa5Ox_2cNI3IObAKnxyIZIdjNm27j77gtF9tqRM3P7eTcnrnTujsdPgIx8RN1Zu0TzdS7XohUv71faElHWui_QhgGsHntgMTgyET8/s1600/IMG_0179%5B1%5D"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487570796157033778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdJ5X-_FgQxAyJdPytWYYzXW34xmznTE-4q8wr2zNa5Ox_2cNI3IObAKnxyIZIdjNm27j77gtF9tqRM3P7eTcnrnTujsdPgIx8RN1Zu0TzdS7XohUv71faElHWui_QhgGsHntgMTgyET8/s320/IMG_0179%5B1%5D" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 313px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-24078083670803676332010-05-27T16:43:00.000-07:002012-01-14T20:27:02.745-08:00Origami<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CGfMV_8B-GSIhoE7X_YZ0uVSCpn0KNdgX0zWdme_4z4Q01Dj1rHSwEGEkVqNsQKV_HZSuHcXn9q9gyhRYhcBqQTcLuWrxqu4oW2e79S-QjuXKHhLesZEENwBziqZOqrZLm-blaYJcHrw/s1600/2v8lirr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481259481116943282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CGfMV_8B-GSIhoE7X_YZ0uVSCpn0KNdgX0zWdme_4z4Q01Dj1rHSwEGEkVqNsQKV_HZSuHcXn9q9gyhRYhcBqQTcLuWrxqu4oW2e79S-QjuXKHhLesZEENwBziqZOqrZLm-blaYJcHrw/s320/2v8lirr.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;"><a href="http://amanda-thomas.blogspot.com/2010/06/take-me-away-with-you.html" style="font-family: verdana;">Here Comes the Sun</a></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPUnxjNbdOqBxDLVpjDG5jk4g8PTFsv8dch1y9HJXfRSau4I4Ugfzkl30YcXNGB5K2mFefHv8ktpN13RFpwSQ0wdH8NObp-pBx11xF13hCg8wM-nCLsctv_61ZcFlzWJdDUhnnKKu_KI1/s1600/Picture-28.jpg.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476102638125549090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPUnxjNbdOqBxDLVpjDG5jk4g8PTFsv8dch1y9HJXfRSau4I4Ugfzkl30YcXNGB5K2mFefHv8ktpN13RFpwSQ0wdH8NObp-pBx11xF13hCg8wM-nCLsctv_61ZcFlzWJdDUhnnKKu_KI1/s320/Picture-28.jpg.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 312px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;"><a href="http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/2010/05/27/blissful-inspiration-53/" style="font-family: verdana;">Sfgirlbybay</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">I've noticed these beautiful pictures of Origami Cranes floating around the interweb lately and I've been inspired to do some myself. Yesterday I found this great <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbeij8OXELs">instructional video</a> and a 10 year old friend and I got work on practicing our origami. </span></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-25996037359617331992010-05-27T10:23:00.002-07:002012-01-14T20:17:54.725-08:00Finally made it to Portland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">...and now I'm finally writing about it!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The last time I was in Portland was September of 2009. I had organized a baby show for my dear friend Erin of Spruce Design and I managed to catch a My Morning Jacket show while I was there too!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well Harper was born the following December and is now 17th months old and I finally got the chance to meet her. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCAlr9xvcWOAJhHkntw5SRcNDv4tu7kgjVy9vSpcPf8hHADgb_VC6UmixVk4spj3k8oZlcuQIoYxteXEFrfDfCK6nfapDvEwbyra4tNWXUqD6R1sE1CxVCihPFxksAg0cJCbnkAgoL-of/s1600/PICT0043.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478722058888986674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCAlr9xvcWOAJhHkntw5SRcNDv4tu7kgjVy9vSpcPf8hHADgb_VC6UmixVk4spj3k8oZlcuQIoYxteXEFrfDfCK6nfapDvEwbyra4tNWXUqD6R1sE1CxVCihPFxksAg0cJCbnkAgoL-of/s320/PICT0043.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Saturday, Erin our friend Beth and I spent the day wondering around the Alberta Art Hop where we saw some really great local artists. Each of us actually bought something from Aisha McDonough of </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/northtrain?page=1" style="font-family: verdana;">NorthTrain</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. A sample of her work is below.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">oday is </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.sfbike.org/?btwd"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Bike to Work Day</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">. Unfortunately I didn't ride my bike to work today, but I did on Tuesday! I work in the city on Tuesday's and Friday's so I ride to work as often as I can as long as its not raining. The ride to work is pretty much all downhill which is great, but also means that the ride home is uphill. I've been riding my bike to and from work for almost a year now and I still can't quite make it all the way home without having to walk my bike up my steep street. My bike is an old Nishiki - probably from the 80's, that Chris got me for Christmas. He bought it off of eBay and put cruiser style handlebars and a new seat on it. The only problem is the steel frame weighs about 30 pounds and it only has a few gears that actually work for my commute. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Chris just built himself a new bike and now we are talking about building me a new lighter, more efficient one too. He is very partial to these </span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.somafab.com/bvistapix.html"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Soma</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> frames and wants to build something kinda like this. Of course mine would have gears and breaks!</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fI_ZK-7QsSj3zgAerS0WjuoUnW0Dwg4h4QLT50i77KS1mkBCL8fk1OIKAO-7bLLYLqMoclv9bxaH8jnXeijB96Q1gFb4X8JLAqFrMI3tDhol8FsVIT0MMnzpdGCNRNZIbVEE_5qaVbJw/s1600/bv_cappuchino.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470905386314045698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fI_ZK-7QsSj3zgAerS0WjuoUnW0Dwg4h4QLT50i77KS1mkBCL8fk1OIKAO-7bLLYLqMoclv9bxaH8jnXeijB96Q1gFb4X8JLAqFrMI3tDhol8FsVIT0MMnzpdGCNRNZIbVEE_5qaVbJw/s320/bv_cappuchino.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 246px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-6587455317576543542010-05-12T14:31:00.000-07:002010-05-13T15:58:39.506-07:00Antlers<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Over the past year I've increasingly noticed the trend of deer heads and antlers in peoples homes. What seems was once reserved for the Southwest or the study's and dens of hunters has now imerged as a new addition to many interior decors.</span><br /></span><br /></div><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/06/sneak-peek-scott-engler.html"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470507270632049218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Zkeoz6EoHoTtXH-CogYFLqdaPpnz-EynYHATvlbqgu-wLEfYlED5p9T-pWxc-L99d1JbP4DtrommIAiiLY_pj__KEnHt5_NSFZHs_XK5ncJn0SIwEv2eQtZqIzDU-tURg2i-WjyARSTz/s320/scottengler12.jpg" /> </a><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/06/sneak-peek-scott-engler.html">Design*Sponge</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470507027852626658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBjpmTvzrPmp4tW2_m2BEVkb6p7le1JgLgbkQP3q2Lfx92J_8DyGgsrE8UjBhON5wDq19yiFJLkEXhJdvyscbvPjX-T1-Bk9PSPwVqA05aMjfkjc0f9Jk7XDKHwOxPrdOuCQOh-AjFWO6/s320/gemma3.jpg" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/06/sneak-peek-gemma-ahren.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">Design*Sponge</span><br /></a></p><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/06/heather-garrett-design.html"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470502774052299650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhyMzT6FOYbQhqp4S7gEMq75sk4GT5YE9Vsx8HS7QwxcfcWGrZfMuZt8HATjfrl55b1Y5kh9pct5GNYHVRF-1FOa0aaAXhG2lZbsz6dgjcCT6HB0hAXW-s1Qkx69_SLEYnTNp886Nvl5B/s320/553170133_t4dvm-xl.jpg" /> </a><p align="center"><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/06/heather-garrett-design.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">Design*Sponge</span> </a><br /><br /></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Even my next door neighbor whose window (I'll admit) I have peeped into while walking up my stairs has a deer head hanging on her wall. I was a bit frightened of it at first, but after seeing so many pictures of them, I guess I am getting used to the concept.<br /><br />Here is little one on </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46563837/mini-deer-plaque-white"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Etsy</span></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> that I am thinking about buying...I think it's about as much of a committment to this trend as I can make.</span><br /></span><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2UFo7Eb7CLtZPB72ONjWXDLx7-u2XmZDYTLI4pVKF4yNZ-8ZVS1EHudMKOwdUa_23MQ0xEqHoDcsbglmrd77cJHvhGlNAM1-pNXuLIwljJz1DfbSEIDHrU1kcSj-Szh5NZdNPKUi7EOf/s1600/il_430xN_143228077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470504492150268258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2UFo7Eb7CLtZPB72ONjWXDLx7-u2XmZDYTLI4pVKF4yNZ-8ZVS1EHudMKOwdUa_23MQ0xEqHoDcsbglmrd77cJHvhGlNAM1-pNXuLIwljJz1DfbSEIDHrU1kcSj-Szh5NZdNPKUi7EOf/s320/il_430xN_143228077.jpg" /></a>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964952762362831276.post-63753863545128816142010-05-10T10:27:00.000-07:002012-01-14T20:13:13.915-08:00Jazz Fest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">My recap of the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest is a little late, and still all I can say is - what a weekend! Music Music Music, very little sleep, then more music, a horse and buggy ride and a fabulous dinner! A group of us went to celebrate the marriage of our good friends Meagan and Kent - pictured here with the fabulous Lionel Ritchie in the background...</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaNbUsClbOrshGVkZI_ueiF914PiiaiqJCzNkw6nQ5uwyJXKMyuumNM-39Ce5K2ob1SQh5gsfzP8zj0nq8AFBdwcP5uIqpWm9lgTzsVSQQGv-2wkgZhR7X0BMKxqjgyTOe8MLoFj3ZVUR/s1600/26148_413345266083_654596083_5609817_205107_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469696610551389698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaNbUsClbOrshGVkZI_ueiF914PiiaiqJCzNkw6nQ5uwyJXKMyuumNM-39Ce5K2ob1SQh5gsfzP8zj0nq8AFBdwcP5uIqpWm9lgTzsVSQQGv-2wkgZhR7X0BMKxqjgyTOe8MLoFj3ZVUR/s320/26148_413345266083_654596083_5609817_205107_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"> I was so excited to see Simon and Garfunkel reunite at the festival and while the charm of it was wonderful, the quality was well...not great. Poor Art Garfunkel's voice just isn't what it used to be. He just can't hit those high notes anymore. Bridge Over Troubled Waters was literally painful for the crowd and him. We all cheered him on just so he could get through it. I wanted desperately to hear <i>The Boxer</i>, but I was afraid that hearing him butcher my first and probably last live version of the song would just ruin it for me so we walked over to see </span><a href="http://www.mymorningjacket.com/gogo/gallery/2010/04242010-jazz-heritage-festival-new-orleans-la/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">My Morning Jacket</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">, another great band, playing with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 85%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAb5iNNY3UVWo6tZEZPz3QcEUS8PWJfPAWi8gAeXSnV4r05Iw7FccegDGyFfS6y7oiyrBs-jMdLmV4xrclE3hieGmksN2AS0yKpw55DzRMLz2YT5JqMflFYNJ0HzlhtO3KQiI5Z03D6gp/s1600/jimjames.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469756680869479426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAb5iNNY3UVWo6tZEZPz3QcEUS8PWJfPAWi8gAeXSnV4r05Iw7FccegDGyFfS6y7oiyrBs-jMdLmV4xrclE3hieGmksN2AS0yKpw55DzRMLz2YT5JqMflFYNJ0HzlhtO3KQiI5Z03D6gp/s320/jimjames.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"> I will leave you with my most favorite version of <i>The Boxer</i> (and probably my most favorite song of all time) from <i>The Concert in Central Park</i> September 19, 1981. In this spectacular version they add some additional lyrics to the song. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">Last night Chris and I had dinner at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-toreador-restaurant-san-francisco">El Toreador</a> one of our favorite Mexican restaurants here in the city. The only way to describe this place aside from yummy is Beyond Kitsch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was first drawn to the place by the mural above the door by one of my favorite local SF artists </span><a href="http://fabric8.blogspot.com/2008/06/sirron-norris-mural-el-toreador.html" style="font-family: verdana;">Sirron Norris</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> and after a bit of a wait (they don't take reservations) the food and margaritas did not disappoint. Everything was very authentic and of course the atmosphere was amazing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">I saw Jack White's new band The Dead Weather a couple of weeks ago and I've been trying to figure out what to post about him to show how much I adore him. I can't say I love his new band all that much, but I love his old-timey (rather than Gothic) style and can say with utmost confidence that he is one of the best guitar players around today. If you don't believe me just watch </span><a href="http://sonyclassics.com/itmightgetloud/main.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">It Might get Loud</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">. </span><br />
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<a href="http://magedesign.com/pleasure/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/it-might-get-loud-20090609042058466_640w.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://magedesign.com/pleasure/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/it-might-get-loud-20090609042058466_640w.jpg" style="display: block; height: 426px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">Below is one of my favorite songs. It’s a duet with Jack White and Loretta Lynne and is simply marvelous!</span><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VuC_l3ymXhM&hl=en_US&fs=1&">
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">Last night I saw Thom Yorke's band <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/38018-thom-yorke-names-solo-band-lines-up-american-spring-tour/">Atoms For Peace</a> and was blown away by how good it was. His album <span style="font-style: italic;">The Eraser</span> is amazing, in fact it's what actually got me into Radiohead, rather than the other way around. Flea and Thom [Yorke] were so fun to watch dancing around the stage together</span>. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below is the video for the song Atoms for Peace. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is some wonderful footage of San Francisco in 1906, just four days before the Earthquake. It was taken with a camera mounted to a cable car. I love it for so many reasons. The few women that you do see are wearing long dresses and big feathered hats. There are absolutely no traffic lights, so cars, people and horse drawn wagons are scurrying all over the place while the cable car just moves along down Market Street towards the Ferry Building. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love black and white photography and old movie footage. I started collecting black and white postcards when I was in high school. Every time I would go to the mall I would pop into <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/">Z Gallerie</a> (when it used to be mostly an art store) and buy a funky black and white picture. It wasn't long before I had enough to make a border all the way around my room just below my ceiling. I have all but one stashed away in a box. The one that is out on my fridge is a picture of about 100 pieces of toast all lined up on one table with about 20 toasters lined up on another table. A great reminder of how perfect and simple a slice of toast is. </span></span></div>Sandra P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06813336311223562603noreply@blogger.com0