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FILM ITINERARIES: The Women on the 6th Floor

Posted on April 18, 2024 by admin

The French tradition of comedy built around impeccable timing and flawless acting is alive and well in this farce about a group of vibrant Spanish maids who shake things up in 1960s Paris. The Women on the 6th Floor: Les … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: My Cousin Vinny…

Posted on April 6, 2024 by admin

… from 1992 🙂

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Anniversary Gifts

Posted on April 4, 2024 by admin

Heuchera ‘Canyon Duet’… Alpine Strawberry Mignonette… for pots… Phacelia californica… Phacelia ciliata… for pollinators… Persimmon Fuyu ‘Jiro’… for a soil test… Calico Monkeyflower… for beauty… Pacific Coast Iris… for colors… Happy Plantiversary! 🙂

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OAKLAND: No Mystery

Posted on February 11, 2024 by admin

Stanley Clarke’s Band… at Yoshi’s… first Yoshi’s show for us since November 2019!

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UC DAVIS: Rising Stars of Opera

Posted on February 4, 2024 by admin

Rising Stars of Opera features several singers from the acclaimed San Francisco Opera Center performing a wide range of great arias with full orchestral accompaniment from our own UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Barbara K. Jackson Rising Stars of Opera

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READTREAT: THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING

Posted on January 24, 2024 by admin

If mutual aid, social co-operation, civic action, hospitality or simply caring for others are the kind of things that really go to make civilization, then this true history of civilization is only just starting to be written. The Dawn of … Continue reading →

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Canyon Snow Iris

Posted on January 17, 2024 by admin

For a good new year! It’s the second Canyon Snow Iris in the backyard and the first one doesn’t seem to find its place… hence a warm welcome to the new iris! 🙂

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SAN FRANCISCO: Hills, Steps, Lights!

Posted on December 28, 2023 by admin

Golden Gate Heights Park… Aerial Steps… Rocky Outcrop Park… Larsen Peak… Grandview… Mosaic Stairway… Hidden Garden Steps… Golden Gate Park… Facing the Future… Entwined Meadow… Happy Holidays!

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MOVIE NIGHT: Oppenheimer

Posted on December 27, 2023 by admin

“Oppenheimer” (2023) Student Movie Recommendation: ‘Oppenheimer’ film is the story of a man who changed the world

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DAY TRIP: New Years Creek Trail…

Posted on December 26, 2023 by admin

… on Año Nuevo Point Trail… back from the beach… elephant seals with reservation… bird symphony… rainy mushrooms… beauty!

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