A quick blog!

I’m a bit late with my blogging this week. Didn’t really do a lot at the weekend other than help a friend move flats (from South of Market in San Francisco to the Lake Merritt area in Oakland) and get ready for the visit of friends from the UK. One of the biggest excitements of the week was when Jon hired a Rug Doctor and we (or rather he, if I’m to be honest) cleaned our carpet. He really got into it because it involves lots of technical stuff and a whole host of chemicals. Anyway, the results were absolutely amazing. Our rather disgusting, very marked carpet has been transformed into one that looks almost like new!

Our friends, Andy and Sarah, arrived on Sunday afternoon. We went out for dinner to a local Italian, then showed them the delights of our favourite, rather Bohemian bar, Vesuvio. The last couple of nights we’ve eaten in, but enjoyed hearing stories of their adventures out and about. They’ve actually just come from Witchita, Kansas, where they were staying with a distant relative of Sarah’s that she had met over the Internet. It sounds like they had an interesting time there – it’s right in the Bible Belt of Middle America!

I heard from Mum on Monday morning that Dad had been taken into hospital for a hernia operation. Apparently he’s OK, but obviously it was quite a shock. He’ll be in for about a week. It’s pretty awful that I can’t visit. All the best, Dad – can’t wait to talk to you!

I also had quite a shocking week at work last week, but it’s calming down a bit now. The fog seems to have gone, which is great, but along with the bright sunny days we also have cooler temperatures, although I believe that’s due to some odd Arctic front that will hopefully go away soon!