by kathpoole | Jan 6, 2015 | Active, Blog 2014, San Francisco, The Rest of the Story
“This was the first Works of Public Art (WPA) project of the 1930’s. You could say they were Beta Testing the concept of employing artists to make public art,” said Davy Crockett, Coit Tower’s tour director. “It was a rough time in San Francisco, before the highway...
by kathpoole | Dec 10, 2014 | Active, Blog 2014, Lessons Learned, Luggage Log, Not For Beginners
“Here, bring it here, Kath,” my husband said as he pulled a suitcase off the shelf. I looked around furtively and rolled the bag over to where he was opening the new one. The zipper on my suitcase was gaping open, never to close again, and there was no time to get...
by kathpoole | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog 2014, Music
On seeing “Live Jazz” on a sandwich board outside the Main Street Station Restaurant we lurched to a stop and discussed our options. The cold bit our cheeks this early November night and we wanted to make a decision to stay or move on, quickly. Always interested in...
by kathpoole | Oct 9, 2014 | Blog 2014, Vacation Rental Travels
If you don’t believe in magic then you’ve never spent a week exploring San Francisco and the Bay Area. I lived in San Francisco for 10 exciting years and in the East Bay since then. Beth Carson, publisher and editor of Vacation Rental Travels Magazine gave...
by kathpoole | Jul 15, 2014 | Blog 2014, Lessons Learned
Someone used our credit card to buy toys at the Target store near San Juan P.R. at the same time our plane was taking off. Someone purchased $800 worth of goods in Campeche, Mexico, 600 miles away from where we were staying. Wells Fargo, rightly, shut down our...
by kathpoole | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog 2014
The restaurant sits high above the beach, allowing for the long view of white sand running all the way to the Tulum Ruins. Open windows allow a gentle cross breeze through the room as we watch toddlers run up to the water’s edge then sit down squealing with delight....
