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A couple of weeks ago I took my favorite form of transport from our timeshare near Union Square to the Palace of the Legion of Honor, at the west end of San Francisco. 
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I wrote about going to the de Young Museum a few days ago. After seeing the art, we started walking up towards the Panhandle of Golden Gate Park, soaking in the glorious breeze and bright sun!  While in San Francisco for a too-short stay we were able to visit one of our favorite places in the City, The Box SF.   Mark and I had half a day to kill in San Francisco over the weekend, so we decided to go to the de Young Museum.
Mark and I visited two extraordinary places in San Francisco last year, places that we will re-visit every time we return.  If you travel the very Northern portion of California's Highway 101, you get used to seeing the Benbow Inn, and thinking "One day I'll find out more about that, or stay there," just before you get to Garberville.  I was just expecting to do some textile-stash enhancement when I stepped into Bay Quilts in Richmond, CA last month, but turned to my right, and WOW!  We were headed out to see old friends and their newish son, and Mark asked if I wanted to stop at any quilt shops.  It's almost time to get tickets to go to the 2024 Pacific International Quilt Festival, and last year's quilts still deserve attention.  We had a quick trip to San Francisco, and while Cheri went to the quilting convention, I walked down to the piers . . .  "Modernism" has really taken over a segment of quilting; in fact there is an annual national show of "modern" quilts, which will be in Raleigh next year.  We are selling the house that we had planned to remodel into our "permanent" home, so Mark has been extra busy since we returned from San Francisco.  I've realized that I usually lead with a group of pictorial quilts when I've been at a big show.  I talked the other day about the 883 pieces of local art exhibited at the de Young Museum, now until January 7.  We started our Bay Area vacation yesterday at Eats on Clement Street.  Image Credit: www.eatsrestaurantsf.com
We came to San Francisco because we still have a timeshare here, and to visit a multi-day quilt exhibit in Santa Clara.  |
