Janis

studio corner (in progress)I've been slowlysetting up a studio for art making and sewing. I'm completely unpacked, and now the next step is to organize and create a tidy and inspiring space (without clutter). Since moving in, I have been constantly shifting...

 Glen Park, San FranciscoWe walked from Glen Park to Noe Valley and then back again.The scent of blossoms was intoxicating. It was warm enough I could take off my sweater,the grey one I live in with the rhinestone pin.It felt a little odd shedding my...

I know it looks like summer above but it was just yesterday.  I can see the jam purists shuddering.Last summer we moved house which put the kibosh on jam making.  Even though I managed to get a small batch in before moving, I still had an abundance of...

...because where you find gypsies, you find great music.  Fanfare Zambaleta, a local Roma brass band, dropped in on Goorin Brothers Hat Shop in North Beach for a free concert.  The music began with a stroll in the park, passing the cathedral, passing...