Our cousin Mimi visited us last week. She's an outdoor enthusiast and rock climber, so we took her to the the places in Berkeley we knew she'd love... Tilden Park, Indian Rock Park, and Cragmont Park.I often talk about Berkeley and Oakland's shopping neighborhood... Solano Continue Reading
Carol visited The Dry Garden in North Oakland 6556 Shattuck Ave today, and took this iPhone photo for me. I thought you'd enjoy it too!She's excited... spring is starting to be sprung, and the tree in our back yard has some tiny new blooms.Me? I came down with an annoying Continue Reading
I took some photos of the Paramount & Rheem Theaters a few months ago... and realized it was time to update them. So.. made an early morning and late evening trip to capture the images I really wanted.Here for your viewing pleasure... In Oakland - Broadway's Magnin, Continue Reading
Time for an adventure! Last week we took advantage of the beautiful weather to drive to Healdsburg, then visit our long term friends Linda & Dick in Petaluma. Both are easy drives from Berkeley... and it's nice to take off every once in awhile.Today's travels? Early Continue Reading
The Spring Berkeley/Oakland Rockridge Market looks very strong.We presented an offer for a Thousand Oaks home on Thursday, and the home ended up receiving 18 offers. This is a house which was described as “embarrassingly underpriced” by a colleague, that’s why it generated Continue Reading
Oops.. I posted this on the wrong blog by mistake!Oakland has some amazing deco.. including the Paramount Theater and the Flower Building.I took Carol to breakfast at the Oakland Grill, then to see the California as Muse: The Art of Arthur & Lucia Continue Reading