Sheryl’s mother, Margot, came to visit the first week of January while Phil was in Minnesota. We had beautiful weather - sunny and highs in the 60's - and that allowed us to spend lots of time by the water!
One of the big highlights of the trip was a boat ride around San Francisco Bay where we got right under the Golden Gate Bridge, saw the seals at Pier 39 and got up close to Alcatraz island.
We also toured Grace Cathedral and particularly enjoyed seeing all the needle pointed cushions they use for kneelers. Did you know each Episcopal parish in the diocese here is represented in a cushion? Individuals also are memorialized.
This photo showing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was taken at Union Square in San Francisco.
Another day took us out to a fishing pier in Berkeley that extends ¾ mile into San Francisco Bay. It used to be part of a 3.5 mile pier for automobile ferries from Berkeley to San Francisco in the early 1900's before the Bay Bridge was built in 1937. Phil, Sheryl and Bella are regulars at this spot!
It was great mother/daughter bonding time as we spent most evenings drinking wine and playing cards - with Sheryl letting Margot win most the time!
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