Life in progress

I am see-sawing between personal productivity and sloth. Every time the weather goes rainy and cold I have a hard time doing anything, while thoroughly enjoying this long rainy winter/spring. But other days I am getting a lot done. Part of that is due to friends. I could not pick a new washer & dryer to save my life. Was out with Peri one Sunday, we happened to be driving by an appliance store, stopped in and preso! a great set was on sale, Peri had some knowledgeable discussion with the sales rep, and I bought them. I love them, so happy she was there to help.

Jane moved in a couple weeks ago; last weekend we did blitz gardening on the lower side patio - it looks fantastic! We bought flowers - marigolds and azelea bushes and geraniums and a couple of baskets of fuschia. I'll take and post some pics. She found a cleaning service, and we're splitting the cost. They came for the first tiem today, and that is great.

I've also ordered slatted blinds for the clerestory windows - I am hoping they keep the house cool enough this summer. They should show up in a couple days and then I call the installer and have them put in.

Last week, Thursday, I went out for lunch with a co-worker and we ended up at Evvia in Palo Alto one of my favorites!! Yay! And that evening, I planned to hang out with Renee and we ended up in Palo Alto at Patxi's - and the pizza was superb. PA twice in one day is quite a treat.

On Monday, I got to do 3 things for the first time: drove up to Millbrae and took BART to San Francisco (1); to meet a friend up there for dinner (2) and we dined at Jardiniere (3). The restaurant is beautiful. On Monday nights they do a prix fixe dinner with wine pairing each of the 3 courses. What fun! Dinner was great, it was interesting to take BART for the first time. The seats are upholstered and the cars carpeted. How unexpected.