I am off to San Francisco tomorrow to spend time with my dear brother and his family. This is a spontaneous trip that was concocted last week. I am taking a well needed break and changing the scenery for 10 days. There will be lots of walking in Golden Gate Park, the Haight, Mission, Castro, North Beach […]

Imagine a city that has 42 hills and hidden staircases inviting you to walk, hike, bike and or run and discover it’s beauty, charm and diversity. This is the allure of San Francisco, a city that is a magical mystery, shrouded in fog one minute and then bathed in sunshine the next.
I spent much of my vacation walking the neighhorhoods, […]

While on vacation in San Francisco my sister-in-law and I dropped in her neighborhood yoga studio for a class in the Iyengar style. The room was narrow and small. Ropes or straps of sorts hung off the wall, looking a bit daunting and peculiar. Our instructor was a young guy who was shirtless and wore baggy […]