Yesterday was one of those days that just turns out right. We all piled into the car our friend A calls “Old Yeller” and drove over the Oakland Bay Bridge into San Francisco at a few minutes before noon. Soon we were on Market Street and trying to decide where to go. Then, remarkably, I [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Sometimes a great day just happens
Posted in meanderings on July 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
105 degrees in the shade
Posted in food, meanderings on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
105 degrees is just too hot for Portland in the summer. Fortunately, we were able to escape to the cool, foggy Bay area for the next few days. Our friend has an amazing house that he has built (and is still building) himself. Last night after we arrived, we made dinner and sat out on [...]
lobster, $4.99 a pound
Posted in food, Maine on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
[Updated at end: August 22, 2009] On one of the first afternoons I was in Maine I drove past my favorite lobster supplier, Taylor Lobster in Kittery. This unprepossessing spot was source of lobster for many great dinners at our house (one of which is hilariously described by my talented friend Steve Almond in the [...]
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