Game Five = WIN!

 Heidi, Rob and Laurence joined me last night for a mini Watch Party and wow, it was a great game. If they win in Atlanta (gulp) Thursday morning at 9:30am (double gulp) they are the champs. If not, back to Ballhalla at Chase Center on Saturday. VERY exciting indeed.

the before, the after

 Jen with two dogs works part-time at a nearby cooking school and yesterday she provided me with some of the overflow product. Chicken and veggies, barley with corn, Japanese bread in the lower left corner. I did furnish the water. Such a yummy dinner treat. Once again, I am such a lucky woman. 

10am and 6pm

 That was a lot of stress and emotion for a Saturday morning, but the Valkyries beat the Dream(s) and now return home to their adoring fans with this Final series all tied up at 2-2. Then, last night, after I recovered we had a great time over at Doug and Barb's. Two favorites, Mike and Brent, are here from Atlanta. Delicious food, as always, and a lot to talk and laugh about. One delightful Saturday ~ yay!

stroganoff and art

 Thanks to Terri I had a delightful yesterday. First, lunch at the new Cinderella (yum!) and then to see the Paul Madonna exhibit over on Bartlett Street. Terri found good parking both times so we salute her positive karma. I have been a huge fan of this local artist since he produced the much loved "All Over Coffee" drawings in the Sunday SF Chronicle years ago. His life has been difficult (under statement) since a serious car accident and his art has helped him recover. Gratitude to Terri for a very fine afternoon.

coffee and FLAN?

 Well, what a treat! Yesterday I went to visit my friend, Pat, and she had created her famous flan and, oh yes, that was delicious. And good coffee and lots to talk about and a nice long and warm afternoon it was for sure. As I often say in da blog, I am so/so fortunate to have dear friends.

lunch and a play with laughs

 I met Amy at the old reliable Sears Fine Food restaurant yesterday for lunch because it is good, basic food and it is also right around the corner from the SF Playhouse where we had a great time with this fun farce of a play: Peter Pan Goes Wrong. It felt wonderful to laugh for two hours. Then home to watch our Valkyries lose (again) to the Atlanta Dreams. No fun that.

for the next book club

 My LindaKindle 4 (or 5) has accepted Land by Maggie O'Farrell and I am struggling a bit trying to get hooked. It's all about Ireland, a land (get it?) that I love, but I seek interesting characters to get me intrigued. I need to focus and really start reading this novel. Maybe tomorrow?