Impressions

    New Year's eve day, Robert and I drove out to Pt. Reyes National Park and walked on the vast long, pristine, gray beach of North Beach.  I made a tiny few seconds of video of the surf on my Lumix digital camera.  You can't capture the roar of the surf on a small camera!  

    We made a great NY's eve dinner at home with Fumiko and her friend Joe. Grillend flank steak, tomato and basil bruschetta, olive and mushroom crostini, sourdough bread, oyster stuffing (my grandmother, Dessie Pearl Bear's, recipe) and had Trader Joes' Lava cakes (chocolate) for dessert with some sparkling wine.  Then we watched a Bollywood movie about an Indian family with girls who wanted to get married, based on Sense and Sensibility.

    New Year's day was wonderful.  We visited Zenobia and Tyler, who had invited a bunch of their neighbors.  They had food on the balcony, as the weather turned warm for the day.  It was such fun.  I talked to a great guy who is a lawyer in Oakland, and his whole mission is to help get young black kids into education--to show them the world and to excite them about trying new things.  He's very inspiring.

    Yesterday, Robert and  I went into San Francisco and spent a couple of hours at the Asian Art museum.  I listened to several demo CD's of world music--I loved the Senegalese drum music the best!  Tempted to get some Sufi music, but I have CD's that I don't listen to, so should get out the ones I already have!

    I start working with clients again today.  It's a new year!  A new list of things to do!  Places to go.