London

This must be done when in London.

Fresh Cheeses

This has nothing to do with Fresh Cheeses.
The spread to celebrate Miss B!

Close up of the spread!

This past weekend we had a boat load of people over to celebrate Miss B. We got some amazing wine while in Napa camping a few weekends ago and got the best cheese ever to match. It was a wonderful evening and so great to celebrate Miss B!

Spring is here!

A few weeks ago Miss B and I went to see a Giants vs. A's game at AT&T park. The Giants lost 9-0 but it was great to be at the ballpark again and see a real live game. The Giants are off to a great start and I am hoping for a fantastic year. I have been listening to games on the radio when I make dinner (can't get it online unless you PAY!) and Kate gave me this crank radio which works perfectly. As of today, the Giants are 8-4 and tied with the other three teams in the top of the other 3 divisions. However, baseball season is LONG and there are many many more games left so with any luck (or skill) this will be maintained. Thus far the pitching is decent and fielding even better than that. It's the batting and leaving men on base which is not serving them well. We shall see.

This past weekend Miss B and I had our first camping trip of the year. We went to Bothe State Park in Napa. Ideal because we went hiking and then wine tasting, two of our favorite things. We did a hike at Robert Louis Stevenson State Park which was essentially two miles into a valley and two miles straight back up. We were going to do an 8 miler but a ways in we decided against it. B's knee started to hurt and I was afraid of shooting my wad on my healing foot so ended earlier than expected and got two wineries in before nightfall! Over the weekend we went to several different new places and all I have to say is wine tasting in Napa is far different than in Sonoma. Pricey, pretentious, and Cabernet filled. It was a nice experience but will be visiting Sonoma over Napa any old day. Pictures of camping to follow, just have to get them uploaded!

Tomorrow is Miss B's birthday! Hooray! Dinner out on Friday night at Quince to celebrate followed by a wine and cheese party Saturday night. Fancy, yes! Be sure to wish her a happy day.

Oh, and it's 4:20 by the way. Usually I head over to hippy hill to celebrate but not this year. Am trapped at work until 10pm. The hippies will have to take care of it for me!

New Addition to the household

Recently Miss B's truck took a turn for the worst and it was made apparent that it was time to find herself a new mode of transportation. She's been taking the bus here and there in the absence of a motorized vehicle however there are times when that just won't do. She had been thinking for a while as to what the perfect fit would be and turns out, it's a scooter! Here is what she purchased last Thursday and we picked up on Friday! Her model has a brown seat and did not come with the woman drinking a beverage which is fine by us.

We ended up both getting helmets and gloves which are two major requirements in terms of safety. On Friday, pick up day, it was raining and since Miss B has never driven a two wheeled motor scooter, I got to drive it off the lot. We took an easy way home and I kept thinking "Where's the power on this thing?" after years of driving a motorcycle. The rest of the weekend was spent taking test rides here and there and it's so dang much fun I can hardly stand it. Right now we both have learner's permits but Miss B will be taking the full on course for license certification later this month. I will need to sign up for a test at the DMV and take it sometime soon. That way we can ride together! Hope to see you on the streets! And now we can park it anywhere. Yipee!

San Francisco Fun

Beers at the Wildside West in Bernal Heights
Playing tourist on the cable car!