New Year’s Eve

Lovely, paella, dinner, champagne, Albarino, wine, Rioja wine, Simon and Narit and a fine orange cake

Day starts with brunch with Kathy and Rick

A fine brunch
Simon and Narit

They brought some starters

Early in the process
Sofrito and saffron
Bubbling
Finished
Plated
The cake
Uninvited guests

MIM and then Latkes and more

Special Stradivarius violin and guitar exhibit at the MIM. Many explanatory videos which included musicians playing some of the extraordinary instruments.

Exhibit entry
Pochette
Maybe the oldest guitar
Rose insert
Wonderful exhibit and description of
The violin makes the sound, the bow makes the music

Came with custom designed case
Made the old fashioned way
Wonderful and hard to find

Thanksgiving with friends

Another lovely dinner and lovely evening. All the dishes were perfectly prepared; variety: kimchee pork ribs, salmon, turkey, perfect veggies. A cheerful meal with friends. Does not get much better.

My overflowing plate

A day at legion of honor

Mary cassatt exhibit. Not to my liking. Excellent art, of course, but too much mother and child, repetitive. Outstanding drypoint explained onthe was board

Above were some non- mother and children.

Her japanese phase

Art in the theater exhibition. Excellent. Books and drawings for fans.