Happy Halloween!

This little urbanist from the SFGate halloween costume contest inspired us. Maybe next year we'll do something similar.

Sidenote: our friends made the sushi roll shown as image #3. Yum.

Maisy books by Lucy Cousins

My daughter loves the Maisy books. We recently took out of the Library
Maisy Learns to Swim and
Maisy Goes on a Sleepover.
I asked my daughter what she liked best about each one. In both, she likes what the ate (or that they ate, hmm...). She's also very interested in swimming and the idea of a sleepover (never having been on one). I like the chicken in the swimming pool and the design on the outside of Maisy's friend Tallulah's house.

hardly strictly all the best artists who played

My daughter and I love the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival every October in Golden Gate Park. We don't get to stay very long because young miss can only stay cool for so long. But this year, my favorite artists we saw were:
Malawi Mouse Boys
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Of course, many amazing artists played. These were just our (read: my) favorite this year. Thanks for listening.