On the San Francisco Bay: 276 nm
On the California Coast: 305 nm
On Lake Tahoe: 18nm
On the N. Atlantic/Caribbean Sea: 75nm
Grand total for 2008: 674 nm
It seems I’ve earned a sparrow.
* sailed and motored
Many thanks to John Yelda of Sailing San Francisco for his advice and guidance along the way. For those interested, John offers sailing charters and
sailing lessons in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
We traveled less, but sailed more.
*denotes multiple visits.
Morro Bay, California
Monterey, California*
Santa Cruz, California*
Lake Tahoe, California*
Bolinas, California*
Orange County, California*
Benbow, California
Washington, DC
North Bend, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Treasure Island, California*
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Tobago Cays, the Grenadines
Bequia, the Grenadines
A bit of a whirlwind year, here’s a list of all the places I graced in 2007.
*denotes multiple visits.
London, UK*
Point Reyes, California
Lake Tahoe, California*
Whistler, Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Pescadero, California
Washington, DC*
Alexandria, Virginia*
Woodstock, Virginia
Louisville, Kentucky
Burbank, California*
Tampa, Florida
Treasure Island, California*
Ann Arbor, Michigan*
San Gregorio, California
San Juan, Puerto Rico*
Kingstown, Saint Vincent*
Baliceaux, the Grenadines
Mayreau, the Grenadines
Petit Martinique, Grenada
Union Island, the Grenadines
Tobago Cays, the Grenadines*
Bequia, the Grenadines
Kitten Hell, Cole Valley*
The Dogpark, Cole Valley*
This one takes a bit of work, but it’s well worth the effort.
3 whole mushrooms and 1 chopped red bell pepper go onto a broiler pan, receive a sprinkling of salt and oil, then broil on HIGH for 3-5 minutes depending on how lazy your oven is.
Into your big salad bowl goes the following:
In a small saucepan, melt .5 cups of gorgonzola with a tablespoon (or two) of something sufficiently creamy. I like to use whatever Ciaran’s putting in his coffee, though buttermilk sounded like a great idea last time around. Once you’ve got a saucy sauce, pour it in with the salad dressing you’ve started and whip it up with a fork.
Get your spinach spanking clean, pull your roasting project out of the broiler, chop the products into thin slices then merge it all together just before serving. To prep this salad in advance, layer the dressing in the bowl with a blanket of undressed spinach, roasted vegetables on top.
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Moments like these are priceless. We’ve been on a home cooking spree as of late and the boy doesn’t back down from a challenge. Last night he set out to whip up a classic bernaise sauce, and unlike my cooking experiments, everything worked out perfectly.
Taking a cue from Nigella Lawson’s presumptuously titled book, How to Eat, Ciaran turned a stick of butter and some herbs into a fucking gorgeous sauce.
Sadly, when Nigella told us, “Too much tarragon can evoke that manure-underfoot, farmhouse scent,” she wasn’t kidding. I love leaning over a good pot of sauce, but this one left me gagging.
And forget about finding any chervil. Go annoy yourself at 8 different groceries or simply use a substitute. 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes plus 1/8 teaspoon rubbed, dried sage does the trick. We didn’t do this and Nigella didn’t seem to care, “the sauce will still taste fabulous.”
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My sewing project. Let me show you it.
I made this pattern based upon Susie Ghahremani’s Poketo wallet design.
Ciaran decided to name him Poketo, in honor of his origins. He’s made of brown-gray broadcloth, red thread, two buttons, a bit of embroidery expression and a big pile of stuffing guts.
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