Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Pilates Core Work Out
Pilates com bola: controle sua ansiedade
Originally uploaded by metalifepilates
Pilates to Strengthen Your Core - DivineCaroline
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Please check out this link to Divine Caroline as I wrote something that was published there recently. Thanks!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Inspiration for Color
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Small village in France
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The Marais
Friday, June 19, 2009
Goldfinger at Dolores Park
The Breakfast Club at Dolores Park, San Francisco, July 26, 2008
Originally uploaded by /\/\ichael Patric|{
Summer in the city means that movies in the park will begin. Saturday night's free feature is Goldfinger. Truck over to the Mission District to see James Bond on a giant screen. Grab a blanket or two, some of your favorite nibbles, a bottle of wine and go! Dolores Park has a nice slope that simulates stadium seating but with a well lit up backdrop of downtown and the bay bridge. Last year the fog rolled in, as did the teen angst of the Breakfast Club. We'll see what happens tomorrow night as we watch 007 in the fresh night air.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Masala Dosa
dosa fillmore in San Francisco - Masala Dosa
Originally uploaded by Bonnibelle78
One of the many dosas on the menu. The dosa come in different shapes and stuffed with different ingredients. This one has cabbage, pea and carrots. The sauces are sambar, coconut and tomato chutney.
Chandelier at Dosa Restaurant
Chandelier - Dosa restaurant Fillimore San Francisco
Originally uploaded by ShashiBellamkonda
The romantic chandelier at Dosa on Fillmore, a top 100 restaurant in San Francisco.
Dosa on Fillmore
Dosa on Fillmore
Originally uploaded by Premshree Pillai
A few of the lovely things they have at Dosa.
Dosa on a Tuesday
dosa on a monday
Originally uploaded by lcrisan
We went to dinner last night at Dosa on Fillmore. It is South Indian cuisine, which is something I am not schooled in. The restaurant was beautiful and contemporary with sleek dark wood, a communal table and many tea candles. All the lighting and wall fixtures were gorgoeus. The first thing I saw was a chandelier that looked like a lit up feathery animal or sea anemone. It was very romantic and a wonderful place for a date. And yes we date, even though Cain and I are married. I would go back for the libations alone. I ordered the bowler, which had pisco, mango and lime. It tickled my tongue, literally.
If you've never had a dosa before, it is the Indian version of a crepe that you dab with special sauces. Mine was filled with peas and home made farm cheese. It was delicious. We also had chile rubbed prawns and chicken korma with coconut aromatic rice. My senses were alive after the meal. I will go back with anyone that wants to go because It was unbelievably tasty. The restaurant is also a green establishment from the ground up to the food on the table. One more reason to go back, as if you need one.
Monday, June 15, 2009
ODC Ballet
Ballet Dancer & Ballet Jumps: Grande Jeté "Ballerina in Flight" - Dance Portraits in Columbus, Ohio
Originally uploaded by WB - CMH
This weekend I took a tough ballet class from Augusta Moore at ODC Commmons www.odcdance.org in San Francisco. Having not a lot of time lately for dance, I was not in top shape but managed to power through the inventive class armed with my technique. Moore's modern style and inspiring choreography kept me pointing my toes through and through. I survived with just a little muscle soreness and came out with better posture. Can't wait to dance again! It is my crack.
I came across a funny article recently. The members of the ODC Dance Company challenged Cal Berkeley's athletic department to a toe to toe competition to see who is more fit, the dancers or the athletes. The dancers went against members of the men's water polo, volleyball, soccer, track & field, golf and swimming teams. This is the third year that they've competed and I really want to attend next year to see it myself. It turns out that ODC beat CAL again this year when it came to strength and agility. And I see why, their bodies are fine tuned artistic and athletic machines.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Travel This Summer
Nice, France
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
I hate Yoga
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Tartine Bakery and the sky
Friday, June 5, 2009
Land's End
Photos by Lena Watanabe
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Conservatory of Flowers
One of my favorite places to visit lives in the Golden Gate Park, the Conservatory of Flowers. I went recently with a friend and her lovely daughter. We found a lily pad that was larger than Maisie in one of the micro-climated rooms. It can hold a man of about three hundred pounds. I urge you to go seek out the Conservatory of Flowers when you need a reminder of deep heat, it can warm the soul and you to the bone. Aside from the wonder inside, the grounds are spectacular. When in bloom, stop by the gem of a garden of Dahlias that is politely hidden to the right of the conservatory. To me, dahlias are proof that there is a god out there. They are perfection in soil.