Arbor Cafe

Sometimes all you need is a sandwich and some good coffee! We finally got around to trying Arbor after returning our GetAround car mid-day... We didn't need a lot..


Pretty good Turkey & Brie sandwich.. was big enough to split!


The "personal" French Press is big enough to share with a friend as well.. enough for about 3 cups of coffee we were told.. Sounds about right!


Arbor isn't on our usual walking route.. We were pleasantly surprised to see how much it resembled one of our favorite places, (Actual Cafe on San Pablo: both Actual and Arbor are bike friendly and offer good & casual food and good coffee). You can read more about bike friendly East Bay from an article from last year in the East Bay Express:
A Bike Rack on Every Corner

Arbor Cafe is located at 4210 Telegraph Avenue.. They have a facebook page and you can read reviews on Yelp if you want to hear more from other people.

Poppies!

Poppies are in bloom.. As seen on 45th Street near Essex in Emeryville

AMC Oz Preview Tonight!

AMC Stubs members have an opportunity to view a special screening of "Oz the Great and Powerful" at various AMC Theatres across the country. Our local Emeryville Bay Street theatre is our closest option. Tickets must be purchased at the box office with the planned screening for 8pm.

I know we were hoping to go, but as so often happens with the spouse's work.. plans often get cancelled at the last minute. I'm still crossing my fingers we'll be able to go and there will still be tickets available. If this is a film you're wanting to see and you happen to be a Stubs member this might be a good option before the crowds.


AMC Bay Street Emeryville entrance w/ Frankenweenie Banner from October 2012.

Fresh Paint!

Besler Building is getting a fresh coat of paint around its windows:

Cold Morning in E-Ville

Alexander and the Dyson

Our current place is a loft on the edge of Emeryville. Each unit has one of these giant boxes attached to the ceiling:

This Reznor heater is freakishly loud (imagine a 747 taking off in a small space) and so we hate using it.. I really hate using it, but the spouse will use it if he's desperate. Suffice to say, no one should be that desperate!

Fortunately Costco had one of these Dyson Hot+Cold things and with a $100 instant rebate (til Feb 1st) It was still a bit expensive but with some holiday gift cards we received from family, that helped make it a bit less painful. =)



Suffice to say Alexander likes it a LOT! He sits right next to and makes me a little nervous.. but as long as he doesn't stick his paws in or on it.. it's all good. We currently have it in our kitchen where it seems be placed in a good enough spot to warm a little of the living room area and the kitchen as a whole.. and doesn't short out the outlets.. (we originally had it plugged in near our window where it gets chilly, not realizing a good portion of our outlets were on the same circuit and tripped when I tried to use the microwave at the same time).

Here's a little video I made of Alexander looking very content:

Founders' Rock

Sean parked here when meeting up with me for my quick in/out at Pegasus for our Mom's calendar (no luck on that).

4th Street Holiday Lights

Short video from a drive down 4th Street shops in Berkeley. May try another time for a more complete pass later this year.. =)

Shopping Cart Tree is Lit!

Wild Thing

Stanford & San Pablo

Dinner at Rudy's