Pacific Heights

Lovely expensive homes line the streets of Pacific Heights, home to the rich and almost famous, in San Francisco.This neighborhood is high and so steep, that it has a panoramic view to the downtown and bay beyond.

Mighty Redwoods

Right in the town square of Sonoma, California, north of San Francisco, are the mighty redwoods. You can visit them in Muir Woods, or you can find them hither and yon. They are all over Sonoma, and dwarf us, making human scale seem quite insignificant.

I feel short.

Patsie

Sonoma Valley, California

Vines with Fall Color in Sonoma

Dear Imaginary Friends,

If you were in our rental car with Carlo and me last week, this would have been your view, too, as we cruised North from San Francisco up to Sonoma, part of the Northern California viniculture capital.

When we reached Sonoma, a cute little town that seemed a bit cowboys and Indians/Goldrush, we had a gourmet lunch at The Girl and the Fig. Naturally, since fig season just peaked,  there were at least five menu items featuring figs. Carlo is crazy about figs, so I thought it would be the perfect place to stop and rest en route to various vineyards for our wine tasting efforts. Must keep up our strength!

Your Imaginary Friend,

Patsie