Dessert is Dinner
What’s for Dinner?
What’s for Dessert?
Sometimes, Dessert IS Dinner at our house.
Especially in spring and summer, the abundance of delicious fresh fruit in California makes it easy to make excuses. Once, long ago, we came into a pile of fresh, ripe peaches and decided, just that once, that we would skip dinner and have peach cobbler [...]
Life is Good in El Cerrito
A great locale, pleasant climate, pretty residential neighborhoods, spectacular bay views, splendid parks and recreational facilities, excellent city services including comprehensive recycling, affordable homes, and a breezy commute into both the City and Marin make El Cerrito a “10” for the best buy in the East Bay.
Savvy buyers willing to take the short 8 to [...]
Aurelia and Aurora
Wow! On my first post I mentioned Berkeley Rep’s upcoming Aurelia’s Oratorio that would run through January 24th and said it sounded like it would be a magical and mystical production. Well, I’ve seen it and, as an old acquaintance used to say–it was all that and a bag of chips too! With two incredibly [...]
North Berkeley and Gourmet Ghetto
Conveniently located about half a mile northwest of UC Berkeley, convenient to two BART stations, and a short hop from downtown, this tree-shaded neighborhood is lined with vintage homes. Home buyers can choose from grand Victorians, Neoclassical boxes, Craftsman bungalows, and charming stucco cottages and enjoy North Berkeley’s many nearby amenities.
Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto epitomizes an approach [...]
Super Sundays ahead
This is the first column we wrote for the Hills Publications, (Berkeley Voice, Albany Journal, Montclarion, Piedmonter, etc) back in late January, 1995. The market was still in a bit of a slump at that time. It was a year or two later when we started to say, “Boy, prices have been going up for [...]
