Spring in San Francisco

I just returned from Sungard's Summit in San Francisco and, as the saying goes, I don't need to do that again. Attend Summit, that is. I'll go to San Francisco any day. Brian picked me up at the SF airport on Saturday afternoon and we went to dinner that evening at Catch, which was fabulous. When I checked into the St. Francis, I wasn't paying attention and ended up on the fifth floor of the new tower. Sarah, however, lucked out and got a room on the eleventh floor of the original building and graciously invited me over to take a picture of her view.

I got home from San Francisco just in time to catch the Canadian redbuds in full bloom. The deck is pink with the waxy blossoms that will soon find their way into the house and grind themselves into the hardwood floors but, at the moment, it's all very lovely.

Summer Shirt I

I presented a workshop at the Student Success and Retention Conference at the airport Sheraton a few weeks back and my reward was a stop at Fabric Depot on the way home. I really do not like speaking in front of crowds, so to counter the stress I treat myself afterward. Usually the treat is a milkshake at Burgerville on the way home from a high school FA night. The thing is, there is a Burgerville across the street from Fabric Depot. Life doesn't get much better than that. I certainly didn't need to add to my fabric stash, but this cotton was 50% off and called to me. A couple of yards was just under $12.00. A few days later, this pattern called to me from the Vogue website. Luckily, patterns that day were on sale for $5.99. It took me a few more days to picture the two together and it turned out to be a good match.

The tucks are a bit tedious, but once they are done the rest of the shirt goes together fast and easy.