Thursday, November 29, 2007

November 26 & 27 – Sarah & San Francisco

After coffee south of the city, I jumped on the freeway and headed into San Francisco, where my godmother’s goddaughter (I call her my” godsister”) Sarah lives and invited me to stay.



We went out to dinner at Café Gratitude. It was delicious! The restaurant is entirely vegetarian, vegan, and serves only raw things – although rice bowls (we got one) come with warm rice. I wish I could remember what all the dishes were called – they all had names like “great optimism,” “true generosity,” etc. Here's what Cafe Gratitude says about itself on the web (a link to the site is at right):

Café Gratitude is our expression of a world of plenty. Or food and people are a celebration of our aliveness. We select the finest organic ingredients to honor the earth and ourselves, as we are one and the same. We support local farmers, sustainable agriculture and environmentally friendly products. Our food is prepared with love. We invite you to step inside and enjoy being someone that chooses: loving your life, adoring yourself, accepting the world, being generous and grateful every day, and experiencing being provided for.

This was just the cuisine I needed after three weeks on the road with more than my fair share of McDonalds and doughnuts.

When we got back to Sarah’s place, I showed her pictures from this trip, and she showed me photographs of some of the amazing projects she has done in her work as an interior design architect.

The next morning we got up to call our godmother, Scottie, on the East Coast, and our godbrother (Scottie’s other godson), Sam. Sarah’s dog Maya wanted to know who had styled my hair.

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