scenes from San Francisco Bay Area

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Here are some photos which will give you an idea of my activities and of some places I've visited in this lovely area of northern California. You might enjoy reading an article I've written on my new blog . (click on the link to see it)

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Photos

Richard Avedon Exhibit, SF Moma
This was a wonderful exhibit.

UN anniversary
dinner celebration at International House, UC Berkeley

UN day
dinner at International House

the main hall of Sacred Heart School
I attended my high school class reunion on November 7

Class Reunion
classmates from Sacred Heart School, San Francisco

Reunion classmates
Friday night cocktail party at the Belham Taverna

view from library
of Sacred Heart School

Stinson Beach
a lovely fall day, November 8, 2009

musicians
performance at Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley

Storytelling
Stagebridge storytelling group at Julia Morgan Theater.
I'm taking a storytelling class and attended this performance with some others from the class.

docent tour at SF Asian Art Museum
Laura Beth giving a docent tour of the Siam Burma exhibit

Burmese puppets
at the SF Asian Art Museum

TANC festivity
luncheon thanking contributors to the Tibetan Association of Northern California

"the Joy of Singing"
wonderful class with Lauren at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Olli) in Berkeley

Joy of Singing performance
last day of class

Comments

[Penny]

You certainly are keeping busy!
Great to see all you are up to! Come grade some of my essays if you are feeling a bit too free! See you shortly! L, P

[paris]

encouragement
hilary, thank you for sharing all of the wonderful things you involve yourself in ... amazing! you do more in a month than i do in a year!

[Lana Hamon]

Glad You're Back
Bonjour, Hilary, Like you, I savor being back in the States and can relate to your blog article. It's been many years now for me and yet, I still enjoy the feeling of having come back from ("only") 12 years in France in my case. It was a pleasure to watch you work through your decision to stay stateside as we hiked and enjoyed Glacier NP this past August. Might the splendid mountains, streams and big sky have helped tip the balance? Life's a journey, for sure, and you exemplify that, figuratively and literally, Hilary. Keep it up and keep us in the loop wherever it lands. Bisous, Lana

[Sandra]

Have so much enjoyed reading your travel blogs and looking at all the carefully assembled photographs of your interesting travels through a part of the globe with which I am not familiar. Thank you for sharing them.

[Ellen Daniell]

I should try VISITING the Bay Area
So neat to read all you've been doing. I've lived in Berkeley and Oakland for 33 years and I missed the Avedon show, haven't been to Stinson since last summer, have memberships in six museums and never go, etc. etc. I see more of Paris than of San Francisco, so my New Year's resolution is going to involve acting more like a visitor. You are an inspiration-- AND it was so nice to see you and your cozy North Berkeley apartment.