Wow, it’s been a busy couple of months with classes and Jen arriving in early November from Amsterdam. She is a month into a six-week project in Bangladesh over the holidays so we’ve been making the best of it with intermittent Skype connection and phone cards. It occurs to me that Jen and I have talked to each other from five countries this year! You can follow along with her challenging work and exciting adventures on her blog. http://jen2bangladesh.wordpress.com/
We made the most of November with a beautiful weekend trip down the coast on the last warm weekend of the year, spending the night in Aptos at Seabreeze, and visiting Monterey, Cosanoa, Harley Farms. Here are some photos of the coast. http://classic.kodakgallery.com/mayerssteve/main/weekend_on_the_coast?
We had a great Thanksgiving dinner at Peter and Maurene’s place in the Mission. Peter and Maurene cooked a delicious turkey, and Jen made the best stuffing with porcini mushrooms ever! I made some popovers a la Laura. Here are some photos. http://classic.kodakgallery.com/mayerssteve/main/thanksgiving?
Jen bought a bicycle and spent a lot of time getting to know San Rafael while I was at work.
We caught the Post Impressionists exhibit at the De Young and really enjoyed the Van Goughs and the Gaugins.
http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/van-gogh-gauguin-cezanne
It’s been quite a couple of months for California with the Giants taking the World Series and Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer beating Whitman and Fiorino in the elections, thank god!
Father Richard, the priest from Boston who founded Olancho Aid, featured us in his blog after our second trip to Honduras in October. http://padredonahueblog.org/?p=612
We celebrated Paco’s 7th b-day on Dia de los Muertos with the usual fresh fish, but Paco had eaten all of Audrey’s food and was too stuffed to eat his Ahi tuna! That was a first!
I’ve been practicing guitar with Andy Dudnick and we played a fun trio gig at Leland Tea Company for a fundraised for the Windhorse Foundation that Patricia put together. http://www.lelandtea.com/
I’m sad to say that my dear friend “Bishop” Norman Williams passed away in a nursing home in his hometown of Kansas City with his family there. He was a legendary San Francisco saxophonist and a great teacher and friend to many. RIP Bishop – 4/2/38 to 12/8/10. Here is a biography and interview I did with him in 2009. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28491
Christmas is upon is and with Jen in Bangladesh and Eric, Laura and Magnoia in Portland celebrating Mags’ first Christmas and birthday, it will be quiet here but nice. Mom and Dad and I are driving up to have a Christmas eve day lunch with David, Sharon and Jordan, where we’ll pick up Nana, and having a Christmas at Mom and Dad’s with Grandma, Judy, Jacquies, Marty, and Nana. Here are some boats lit up for Christmas on the San Rafael Canal.
