AN AFTERNOON IN THE (SAN FRANCISCO) MISSION.

Friday was an amazing, warm, and sunny day.  Perfect Northern California spring weather...Raf was heading to the city to attend a meeting, so I decided to tag along for the BART ride, but hopped off in the Mission.  I seriously love this neighborhood.  It is a bit like Brooklyn, lots of old school people who have been in the neighborhood forever, mixed in with a serious creative vibe, amazing bakeries, restaurants, bodegas, hip shops, neighborhood bars and a heavy dose of hipsters :)  One of my favorite restaurants in the city, Gracias Madre (organic,vegan Mexican food) happens to be in the heart of it all, along with my favorite thrift store, Thrift Town.

I was mostly hoping to hit up the thrift and then head over to Bi-Rite Market to pick up some organic citrus fruit (I've been craving kumquats) and then head across the street to get some Bi-Rite ice cream from the Creamery and then to Delores Park to relax in the sun a bit.  I ended up spending some time thrifting, but then wandered in to an AMAZING fabric store in the basement next door and picked up some great things for some new jewelry designs I have been working on.  Then I headed over to Bi-Rite, and realized I was a bit dehydrated, and ice cream was probably not the best choice.  I got a coconut water (so yum and refreshing!), some kumquats and mandarinquats (a hybrid, obviously) and headed past the creamery :( and over to the park.  The park was PACKED with people celebrating the amazing weather.  I got a few pictures of the crazy scene (folks selling their wares, barbecues fired up, hippy drums being played, a crazy guy hip thrusting at the crowd--creating a roar of cheering...you name it...Raf called saying that he was done early, so we decided to meet up at a BART stop and head home together.  We had a nice ride/walk home (after stopping to do some Capoeira on a patch of grass and then hanging out with some squirrels who just received the best gift--a bag of peanuts!)  It was a lovely, lovely day...I love living here!