ketzl is eating cantaloupe and all is good.
so audrey is here, we are having a great time and it's been a productive couple of days.
saturday included picking up jackets and sox at REI, going over to the Home Consignment store just down the parking lot. score! a herman miller aalto suspension chair, laced with black linen. awesome. marked down almost a month ago to a bargain $149, 10% of retail price. amazing. now Razmik has a place to sit in the family room. tried on a lot of rings but didn't get anything. then, when it came time to play, i noticed a mask hanging on the wall above the office door. i had to buy it. from africa we think, almost 5 feet tall! black background with small dots creating the pattern. really small dots. will do more research and see if we can track down the origins.
dinner at Mimi's and then home.
today was equally successful. brunch with Fran (who has walls full of masks, so maybe she can help with my new one's location), meet Linda F in SF to check out the Goodwill Boutique. both Aud and I got something: she got a lovely black beaded/sequined dress, silk, very lovely. i got a suit (le suit) that looks like chanel. dark pink, white and black textured fabric with white and black outlines. need to get the sleeves shortened but what else is new? fabulous deals esp when the casher asked if we qualified for the sunday senior discount. 20% off in addition to great prices to start with. oh my. then to the deYoung museum to see the Chihuly exhibit. crowded. i need to go back again. it was great. stuff new to me (the basket collection) and old favorites like the overhead installation above a clear ceiling. oh my ...then we wandered elsewhere ... Elinor told us about the Turkmen rugs (great), the strange items constructed by Timothy Horn, inspired by ornate 18th century chandeliers, a carriage, other items, made out of wood, shellac, sugar crytals...and the photos of the inspiration are there in black and white. fascinating. dinner at the favorite Ton Kiang, including Chinese donuts!! it was really pretty cool in San Francisco. then we dropped Linda F off and had a brief visit with her sister Deb and the kitties.
the drive home on 280 was great, with some really impressive fog rolling in from the west over the hills.
we are trying to get a group together to see Mamma Mia tomorrow night. stay tuned.
