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a complicated, from-scratch udon that was tasty but not worth the trouble - IMG 3383
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a too-healthy soup in my new Le Creuset (a birthday gift) - IMG 0493
farther away - IMG 2912
planning the "toasts" section - IMG 3384
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A gorgeous Friday beckoned Heather and I to the beach (Crissy Field in, need I say it, San Francisco). - IMG 0592
When she's hungry or bored, Sous sits by you and stares, trying to plant ideas in your head. I figured her determination would not be thwarted by sliding her little feet into my slippers. And I was right. - IMG 0590
view from my desk - IMG 0545
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Mr. Miles comforts me. - IMG 2817
The next morning I take a series of trains over to the old hood, where I haunt my old life like a ghost. - IMG 1793
Mike and Eve cooked up some delicious fajitas for our first dinner. Bryan and I arrived just in time. - IMG 3054
We fortify ourselves for the party with an Amore dinner. - IMG 2535
Miles and Lyla also checked our tree for climbability. - IMG 0573
view of Sous from the standing desk - IMG 1726
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(It passed.) - IMG 0546
Heather and Elliott - IMG 2826
sushi dinner at Rikyu with Debbie - IMG 2155
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caesar salad - IMG 0571
After a long absence, Hemingway the Hummingbird makes a reappearance in our backyard treetop. - IMG 2611
torte - IMG 1237
Our first stop in Austin was Central Market. We were so excited to discover that they carry our favorite beer (Trumer Pils) from Berkeley that we had to take a picture. - IMG 0593
winter squash and apple soup - IMG 0594
kale chips, made with the last of the kale from our garden - IMG 2983
tacking down the dust cover to finish off the chair - IMG 0661
enjoying some front porch sun