tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post473329991512203321..comments2024-03-29T09:47:24.234+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: FriscoYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-29618385495016737832018-01-27T11:21:43.669+00:002018-01-27T11:21:43.669+00:00I think you can sail both "in" and "...I think you can sail both "in" and "on" a bay but you are in trouble if you sail "under" a bay - unless you are in a submarine! What a wonderful way to say goodbye to your Californian life. Even the whales knew you were leaving.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13377429526616162322018-01-26T18:34:38.864+00:002018-01-26T18:34:38.864+00:00I was then and am now what some people call "...I was then and am now what some people call "hippy." And proud of it. More than anything, it is a state of mind. Having a cranky heart from childhood, I knew better than to use drugs. Maybe that is why my performances were not as good as others were. <br /><br />In 2015, just after selling our home there and before leaving California for good, our family sailed on the San Francisco Bay (do you sail on or in the Bay, teacher?) for the last time and watched as whales breached right near our boat. It was such an odd thing to happen that the fact that it did happen made national news! It was a fitting farewell to California.Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918984384091134565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16691333765077658832018-01-26T00:09:31.426+00:002018-01-26T00:09:31.426+00:00Yes...and I am not quite sure whyYes...and I am not quite sure whyJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54172541585783990052018-01-25T23:59:16.842+00:002018-01-25T23:59:16.842+00:00Of course Jennifer - and my rainbow-coloured kafta...Of course Jennifer - and my rainbow-coloured kaftan too.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40598256735762115032018-01-25T23:26:50.950+00:002018-01-25T23:26:50.950+00:00Did you remember to wear flowers in your hair whil...Did you remember to wear flowers in your hair while you were there? :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4396669541784988222018-01-25T14:38:26.935+00:002018-01-25T14:38:26.935+00:00You are right we can be ourselves anywhere but som...You are right we can be ourselves anywhere but some places feel more comfortable to be in than others. <br /><br />As for hitch-hiking - I hitch-hicked hundreds of miles in the seventies and I feel it is a crying shame that hardly any hitch-hiking happens now. They were great adventures. You never knew who would pick you up.<br /><br />Thank you for your colouring test idea Vivian. I have seen your excellent art work and I think I will follow your example with a couple of similar experiments.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-84300510413918232852018-01-25T14:18:36.825+00:002018-01-25T14:18:36.825+00:00In The Oxford Dictionary both forms of the word ar...In The Oxford Dictionary both forms of the word are included. Besides, hippies weren't too pernickety* about spelling.<br /><br />*= English spelling (Oxford)Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76074671744998749342018-01-25T14:13:30.469+00:002018-01-25T14:13:30.469+00:00You were very lucky to have SUN in SF. Otherwise, ...You were very lucky to have SUN in SF. Otherwise, that famous mist can chill you to the bone on a Summer day.<br /><br />As a teenager I lived in Reno with my father, and I used to tell him that I was spending the weekend with a girl friend and then she and I would hitch hike across the Sierra Nevadas to The City. I am now amazed that we didn't get killed, and only got propositioned once. Mostly, we only met wonderful people on the road: a Buddhist who showed me how to meditate, a Hell's Angel who was so nice that I think now he must have only been Hell's Angel-adjacent (although he hooked us up with outstanding Purple Haze that we took at a Led Zeppelin concert in Kezar Stadium); a famous football player who was driving a huge Jaguar; some Air Force guys who kept telling us that we should NOT be hitch hiking because of all the dangerous men out there and drove us from Sacramento to San Rafael because they wanted to be sure we got to our destination safely. Those were the days: it was 1972 when I got to the Haight, and the scene had long passed away.<br /><br />I think it's interesting that you felt so much at home in SF. Just asking: isn't it OK to "be who you want to be and say what you want to say" anywhere? Even in Yorkshire? <br /><br />I like Peace Thyme's suggestion of using shades of Payne's gray for your picture. Because I am an inept colorist, I make a photocopy of my original art and test-drive my color schemes on the Xeroxs before I commit them to the real thing. Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37439000148243727062018-01-25T14:13:20.150+00:002018-01-25T14:13:20.150+00:00I am sure that Sheffield is the hilliest city in B...I am sure that Sheffield is the hilliest city in Britain but sadly no cable cars as the city is not "down south" where all the funding goes. And yes we did drive down the Big Sur coast road after stopping in Salinas to see The Steinbeck Museum. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74666011676842111012018-01-25T14:07:27.585+00:002018-01-25T14:07:27.585+00:00I went to San Fran YEARS ago -- 1991, I think. I l...I went to San Fran YEARS ago -- 1991, I think. I loved it too, and had a great time seeing Haight-Ashbury and visiting Cliff House and Lombard Street. I didn't go to Alcatraz, though, and I never saw the big Central Valley. I did see Big Sur and the coastal road down toward Los Angeles, which was spectacular -- did you do that drive? (I've never heard San Fran likened to Sheffield -- that's an interesting comparison! Obviously I need to get to Sheffield! Are there cable cars? :) )Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-55193595126276744002018-01-25T13:48:54.910+00:002018-01-25T13:48:54.910+00:00Sorry to be persnickety, but the singular form of ...Sorry to be persnickety, but the singular form of "hippies" is "hippie". Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17252705236525538432018-01-25T13:35:44.466+00:002018-01-25T13:35:44.466+00:00Thank you for this encouraging comment Maria. Rega...Thank you for this encouraging comment Maria. Regarding the picture, it was always my intention to add colours to the scarves at least and I think I am returning to this original plan but Donna (Peace Thyme) made the interesting suggestion of using different shades of payne's grey for the clothing.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45406444767326731302018-01-25T13:30:47.826+00:002018-01-25T13:30:47.826+00:00Happy to have stirred those happy memories ADDY. H...Happy to have stirred those happy memories ADDY. Have you thought about your next trip?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25234220935805118012018-01-25T13:18:15.222+00:002018-01-25T13:18:15.222+00:00Sorry if I'm not commenting in correspondent t...Sorry if I'm not commenting in correspondent to today's post but I'm catching up and I wanted to say how happy to read that the Sunday Brunch went off very well. Well done to Ian and Henry. <br />I'm looking at Bosh videos on YouTube and I'm loving them!<br />Your drawing is wonderful and I think it is lovely as it is, in black and white. I wonder if colouring it can distract the onlooker from the characters' facial expressions that you managed so well to bring out on each person?<br />I also loved San Francisco.<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73409989601602064632018-01-25T13:11:38.106+00:002018-01-25T13:11:38.106+00:00I loved San Francisco when we went there in 1989: ...I loved San Francisco when we went there in 1989: the hills, the trams,those elegant houses, China Town. Those seals were basking in Fisherman's Wharf when we were there too (though obviously not the same ones!) We didn't go across to Alcatraz, but now I'm wishing we had. You've stirred some great memories.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76566265074182081942018-01-25T07:22:37.609+00:002018-01-25T07:22:37.609+00:00It is surprising that they didn't lock you up ...It is surprising that they didn't lock you up Sue... I am not sure what for but you must have done something wrong.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-36734164014534844802018-01-25T07:15:51.343+00:002018-01-25T07:15:51.343+00:00I visited Alcatraz back in 1979; that place really...I visited Alcatraz back in 1979; that place really gave me the creeps.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30282660509850965142018-01-25T06:36:45.055+00:002018-01-25T06:36:45.055+00:00I am sorry we missed that place Christina. It soun...I am sorry we missed that place Christina. It sounds so typically San Franciscan - quirky and independent.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26312142869132298062018-01-25T06:33:13.517+00:002018-01-25T06:33:13.517+00:00It wasn't just the physical attractiveness I l...It wasn't just the physical attractiveness I liked - it was the homely low-rise ambience and the sense of tolerance. In San Francisco it seemed easier to be who you wanted to be and to say what you wanted to say. I base this not only on our four day visit but on reading too. Have a nice day at work Meike!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-22019700965782521312018-01-25T06:31:47.644+00:002018-01-25T06:31:47.644+00:00Did you visit Tommys Joynt?
They have a website if...Did you visit Tommys Joynt?<br />They have a website if you want to look. We had a very large plate of steak and potatoes and a very large glass of merlot each for a very small price. The atmosphere was amazing.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093533351238991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7207480092914040322018-01-25T06:28:39.472+00:002018-01-25T06:28:39.472+00:00This was a very good morning coffee read for me, t...This was a very good morning coffee read for me, thank you!<br />The only time I have ever been (so far) to the US was in Florida, far, far away from San Francisco. But most of my American friends have said that San Franciso is, for them, the most beautiful city of the US.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63042160746841773932018-01-25T06:18:26.040+00:002018-01-25T06:18:26.040+00:00Well-spotted Jenny! It is a tiny piece of evidence...Well-spotted Jenny! It is a tiny piece of evidence of the Native American occupation of Alcatraz - November 1969 to June 1971 - long after the prison facilty had been shut down.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73383214658842613352018-01-25T06:15:01.040+00:002018-01-25T06:15:01.040+00:00I am a naturally independent guy Red, not a sheep....I am a naturally independent guy Red, not a sheep. It was fulfilling to tailor that entire holiday myself. It was our own story - nobody else's.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-44619900153170692772018-01-25T06:13:05.676+00:002018-01-25T06:13:05.676+00:00That's surprising.That's surprising.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38725968142406650312018-01-25T06:12:25.573+00:002018-01-25T06:12:25.573+00:00I went to several big pop festivals in the late si...I went to several big pop festivals in the late sixties/early seventies and I never met one person who would refer to himself/herself as a "hippy" but when others used that term we didn't mind too much. Thanks for calling by again and leaving another well-considered comment Lee.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com