BERKELEY 101
Actually I'm staying at Queen E's place in Richmond, but just about everything we've done so far has been in Berkeley....
















Q.E.'s PUMPKIN
Note that each cut faces a different direction, and is in the shape of a crescent moon.

























OUT OF THE CLOSET THRIFT STORE
Parking in rear.
Ha.











WINDSHIELD SUNSET
Snapped in transit, while leaving the Trader Joe's parking lot in El Cerrito.






CAFE GRATITUDE = RAW, VEGAN, ORGANIC FOOD
Everything was so positive here - the dishes have names like "I am Creative" and "I am Divine" - it made me feel a little bit dirty.
But the food was amazing.
And expensive.


















BAY.BRIDGE
After taking BART to S.F. and visiting with Saltpeter and his delightful daughter Maisy on Friday, we checked out the Dia de Los Muertos exhibit at the Mission Cultural Center and then walked to 14th Street. Many abandoned movie theatres were there. We also stopped at the Sketchers outlet store - which is far more impressive than Nurnberg's Adidas outlet store. Still, we walked out emptyhanded and took the BART to Embarcadero, where we stopped for a delightful Thai lunch overlooking the bay. Then it was back to El Cerrito/Richmond. $8.50 round-trip.



SUNSET FROM POINT ISABEL
We again did the 1.5 hour walk around the bay last night. Then we undid our good work with excellent Chicago-style pizza at Zachary's. There were signs on the wall for Diversey Pkwy, Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue. The place is packed all the time, and seats are at a premium. So when you walk in they find out how many are in your party, take your order, do some math, and give you a slip of paper that says you'll be seated by X O'clock. You can drink beer while you wait. When they call your name, you sit down and the pizza comes a few minutes later. We occupied our seats for a mere 40 minutes. Apparently the place is employee-owned. It was in Berkeley of course.