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Summer City Rambles

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One of my favorite memories from this past summer of 2026 was taking the train to San Francisco and using only public transportation to get around for three days. We were headed down to the city for a Belle and Sebastian concert at the Masonic, so we booked a historic hotel in lower Nob Hill called the Mayflower (which I chose based on the cute elevator) and it turned out to be a perfect location for getting around to everywhere we wanted to go.  The morning we left, Joey gave us a ride to Sacramento where we hopped on the Amtrak called the Capitol Corridor from downtown Sac to Jack London Square in Oakland. It was a fun and relaxing little train ride and then we booked it across Jack London Square with all our stuff in tow to make the ferry ride across the bay! Arriving at the ferry building  in San Francisco, we dragged our stuff around and discovered that Cholita Linda has the most incredible tofu tacos. we also figured out how very close we were to the cable car lines, so...

Polly in Petaluma

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In January, things tend to feel a little bleak. This year January's climate and political events have filled many hearts with dismay, and I, like so many others, logged off Meta platforms to keep my soul intact. I am finding beauty in my small world, and while I will never ignore the world's problems and will ALWAYS support my fellow humans in the fight for dignity and complete liberation...I will also build peace right here in my own life.  Luckily in our family we kick off the new year and the "dark season" with birthdays! Namely one bright, beautiful, creative little eleven year old: our own Polly Diana, born January 5, I was so glad Polly asked to go stay one night at our favorite little French hotel in Petaluma for her birthday. A day at the beach and a night at the Metro was just what we needed.  It's a two and a half hour drive straight to Point Reyes Station where we immediately go to Palace Market to stock up on picnic supplies, then across the street t...