19 Monday Jul 2021
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Not only are many balconies here decorated with beautiful tiles on the UNDERSIDE so that we get to enjoy them, but sometimes they also have some interesting information. This building is just down the street from me and I’ve passed it many times without noticing the name of the architect and the year it was built. Always look up.
18 Sunday Jul 2021
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This is just too bizarre not to share.
It’s as if Tom Waits and Bob Fosse had a love child.
17 Saturday Jul 2021
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My girls! ❤
16 Friday Jul 2021
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According to HERE, the last time I bought new towels was in July 2016 (!!!) which will explain why my present towels are like thin loofahs at this point. So I took advantage of the summer sales and found these fluffy guys at 50% off. They are up drying on the roof as we speak. Can’t wait for my next shower. How often do you replace towels and sheets?
15 Thursday Jul 2021
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photo courtesy of Gurmé Sevilla
You may recall when a few months ago I wrote about Bodega San José closing its doors after more than 80 years (the Bueno family took over the location around 1935). This was because the present owners of the building refused to renew the lease this year, presumably because they got a more lucrative offer. And here is the result.
Surely this is identity theft? Taking over a cherished family-run bar, doing a big reno, and then not only keeping the same name but putting “desde 1893” in your logo. This new bar (actually “desde 2021”) has nothing to do with the old one and is nothing like it. I’ve seen photos on their (new) FB page and it looks like your typical gastro bar inside. It’s irksome that they are staking claim to a history that was never theirs, obviously trying to profit from it. Not the first time I’ve seen this happen here, but perhaps the saddest one for me.
