California 9 to 18 Dec

20151209 084453  Dec 9 - My departure from Zürich was marred by news of my mother's death on Dec 8 20151210 053247  Dec 10 - story in Ski magazine about CH and fondue 20151210 053303  wonderful découpage 20151210 053345  I know this view!
20151210 071941  Mark's house on Scribner Rd. 20151210 072000  More orderly than before 20151210 081406  Testing out paint colors 20151210 102104  American banking - moving around physical pieces of special paper
20151210 125134  Restaurant at the Nevada Museum of Art 20151210 125208  Mark making his selections 20151210 150035  The outstanding exposition 20151210 181127  Christmas decoration in our condo at Kirkwood
20151210 181145  Very nice touches by the lessee 20151210 195337  The only restaurant open in Kirkwood! 20151210 204922  Nighttime snowploy gymkana 20151211 070420  Dec 11 Christmas tree ornaments
20151211 074504  Dec 11 - the only breakfast place open at Kirkwood 20151211 074628  Red Cliffs Lodge closed for the season 20151211 082607  Corresponding photos will awaiting the opening of the lifts 20151211 083554  Dumping down snow
20151211 094514  A good amount of new snow! 20151211 094517  Mark enjoys it! 20151212 060835  Dec 12 - breakfast at the Sacto Train Station Starbucks 20151212 072727  Life in the fast lane...
20151212 104512  Gail and the first Trader Joe's we ever entered 20151212 120421  Gail preparing her dish for the holiday party 20151212 182640  One of the Levy's living rooms 20151212 182900  One of the Levy tables
20151212 220959  Presents for the exchange Bob - Greg  Bob Levy and me Carol L  Carol Levy 12.12.15 b  At the table
12.12.15 c  Others at a different table 20151212 221023  Gail leading the carolling 20151213 113226  Dec 13 - Gail before her abode 20151213 114750  Between rain showers
20151213 123743  A quick trip to Gail's studio 20151213 124048  The communal kitchen 20151213 124612  A studio turned into a studio 20151213 125251  A familiar photo
20151213 125309  Wittle Nikki and her mom. 20151213 131653  Lobby of the movie theatre where we saw the Peggy Guggenheim documentary 20151214 055458  Nighttime view from my AirBnB in SF. 20151214 075509  Dec 14 - on my early morning way to Moscone
20151214 125859  The Financial District 20151214 130013  Across the street at Yerba Buena Gardens 20151214 130929  Indulging 20151214 132823  Back to work
20151214 171903  Evening view from my room 20151214 214607  Back in the Financial District for the CIRMOUNT dinner 20151214 215538  Fountains on the way back 20151215 073616  Dec 15 - interior of my apartment I
20151215 073627  nterior of my apartment II 20151215 074430  Early morning traffic 20151216 074338  My apartment is across from a fire station 20151216 074355  A ladder truck
20151216 074904  SOMA street scape 20151216 110156  Point to your language at Walgreen's 20151216 110339  Waiting for my annual flu shot 20151217 134416  Dec 17 - the lovely china at Bloomingdale's
20151218 070137  Dec 18 - NFL display in SFO 20151218 070249