Sunday, May 31, 2015

French Soul Food and Scottish Art

Like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!"  I can't believe it is the last day of May already, so get ready for some catching up posts here on the Bloomin' Words blog!
 
Ash's birthday was in April so we celebrated her special day on Easter this year. Ash, her boyfriend Rob, Lys, and I all met up at Brenda's French Soul Food Restaurant in downtown San Francisco for Easter brunch!
Despite it's modest appearance and the line to get in, the food was delicious and worth the wait! I had the french toast with butter-pecan sauce. We all indulged in apple filled and chocolate filled beignets! Yummy!
Photos from Brenda's French Soul Food Facebook site.

Then it was on to Golden Gate Park to take in the Botticelli to Braque exhibit at the De Young Museum! We all love art and strolling through museums on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Featured were masterpieces from Scotland including works from Rembrandt, Botticelli, Raeburn, Monet, Picasso, and Braque, among others.  We all looked for the rainbow in the painting of Niagra Falls by Church...
 Many of us recognize Skating on Duddingston Loch by Raeburn...
 
I'm fond of Monet and have several framed prints of his in my home...

After reviving ourselves with refreshments in the museum cafe, we took the elevator up into Hamon Observation Tower for a view of the city. The floor to ceiling windows offer beautiful vistas.
 View of the Living Roof at the California Academy of Sciences...
 and a peek of the Pacific...
 It's always fun to figure out where familiar places are on the huge map on display...
It was a lovely birthday for my daughter and a lovely Easter.