Wednesday, October 14, 2009

2009 Oct 11 - Photos Haight+Asbury San Fran

Sunday October 11th in the Haight+Asbury of San Francisco.

Aprilia, Dr Lyndsay, Dr Kay, Dr Lee, and I traveled to the Bay for the day. (Aprilia keeps smart company: 3 doctors and Mom!) We started out going to Thrift Town on Mission. Two stories of everything anyone ever needed and/or needs. Miss Lyndsay gave us a bag pretty pearls and trinkatree-trinkets that shall become part of an art piece or jewelry that I will make.


After meandering through the maze of amazement, we moseyed on for lunch. We, being hearty folk, were in search of some good German food. So we went to The SuppenKuche.


While we were waiting for a table, I was perusing the drink list. I was in the mood for a normal German beer. So that's exactly what I ordered with pancakes (Kaiserschmarrn mit Afel und Pflaumenmus) - a normal German beer ( Hofbrau's Oktoberfest ). Lee had the waiter recommend a beer, that was fantastic! (Aventinus Eisbock - I think?) Lee's beer actually went better with my mixed fruit pancakes than my beer did. Lyndsay ordered Jägerschnitzel in Champignonsoße
mit Spätzle und Grünem Salat and Lee ordered Steak (I don't see it on the online menu). And of course we had to order the sourcreamed cucumbers!!!! (Gurken Salat). So once we all started sharing our food, I needed to take a picture of the most unusual combo of foods I've ever had for breakfast: pancakes, steak, spatzle, potatoes, and cucumbers all with a nice beer. Yes, this was very very very yummmy.

We then traveled to Haight-Ashbury to explore the funky shops.


Petra's Christmas Wishlist


The 2009 Nieman Marcus Christmas Book appears to have been written just for my Christmas wish list.   www.NeimanMarcus.com/christmasbook



As an artist, paper is a very important medium for me.  So, I just can not live without this fabulous paper dress and headwear!  Since all of the photos are shown with the model standing inside a studio, I'm not sure how well such a beautiful paper dress would hold up in any weather conditions.  Nor am I sure how it might fair in an office setting where I would need to sit in a chair.  I wonder if the ink rubs off?




But I know Christmas is not all about me.  Christmas is a time of sharing with loved ones.  John & I already have his & hers matching motorcycles.  Thanks to Nieman Marcus, I now understand that our marriage really can not be complete without His and Hers airplanes!  And look they could fit on our moto-trailer! 
So stylish, so modern, so need those!!!


Speaking of motorcycles... this one looks very pretty!  It's electric! (du-du-doo-doo-du)
 
 Sorry - got distracted by bright, shiny, fast!   I wonder what it sounds like?



Okay, back to the sharing with loved ones...

As new parents we want to instill the understanding and love of all things mechanical, motorized, and mobile.  So we have the giant set of primary colored keys for Aprilia to chew on. We have the driver's wheel noise-making vroom-vroom-honk-honk toy.  We have the GT leather seat bouncy-jumper car.  All of which we encourage the use of proper riding gear during operation. 

But I was wondering...
what is the appropriate vehicle to get for Aprilia in that stage
between the BigWheels trike and the DirtBike?  

Well, Cupcakes, of course!!!

 


Start saving up now!  Christmas is just around the corner.