Presidio of San Francisco, CA

A few months ago I sent a letter to a childhood friend, Carol Moran Thorton, who now lives an hour north of San Francisco.

Over dinner at the Spinnaker Restaurant in Sausalito, CA we determined that we had not seen each other for 43 years, but we spent 4+ hours trying to catch up. Fortunately our husbands found things in common because I think we pretty much ignored them most of the evening. As kids growing up in Oil City, PA our nickname was the "Pearl Avenue Magpies" because magpies chatter a lot. I guess we haven't lost our touch.

Carol & her husband, Ken, agreed to pick us up at the cruise terminal and were our tour guides for several hours before taking us over the Golden Gate Bridge. Carol's choice of restaurants could not have been better as the Spinnaker Restaurant was beyond comparison. Even though Carol & I were busy talking, we did enjoy an excellent meal of crab cakes and sworfish accompanied by our favorite chardonay wine. Upon returning home in PA we found a bottle on our doorstep, complements of Carol & Ken.

A toast to you, Carol & Ken.

Over 1,ooo songs have been written about San Francisco so I couldn't decide which one to use in this post. See this link: Songs about San Francisco and choose your favorite.

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Weekend Open House Report

August 26th, 2008

The weekend open house slog is nigh, and we're here to help, as always. Agents, have a listing of your very own? Hustle!

Location: 943 Church St #B, Eureka Valley
Size: 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,451 sq ft
Price: $2,395,000
Pitch: "Brand new construction penthouse featuring designer finishes throughout and a floor plan that takes full advantage of the stupendous views of the city, bay, downtown and beyond! 3bd/3ba with luxury finishes, a separate office and gourmet open kitchen. Three fabulous view decks are directly adjacent to living space, creating a comfortable indoor outdoor living environment. Complete with 1+ car parking. Desirably located between Dolores Park and 24th Street's shops and restaurants."

Location: 4177 17th St, Corona Heights
Size: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 3,416 sq ft
Price: $1,100,000
Pitch: "Handsome Marina style two-unit building centrally located within walking distance to everything. These are spacious flats with large rooms and great light. The kitchen in the upper flat has been remodeled with granite and stainless. Updated split baths. Downstairs is a cavernous garage with 16 foot ceilings at the rear, two-car side-by-side parking plus additional parking in tandem. At the rear is a large, bright bi-level finished storage room."

Location: 161 Gilbert St #15, SoMa
Size: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 772 sq ft
Price: $619,000
Pitch: "This wonderful and bright 2 level one bedroom one bathroom loft is the perfect contemporary home in south of market. The features of this top floor unit include, TWO individually deeded side by side secured parking spaces, updated stainless steel appliances and water purification system, extremely rare wood burning fireplace, slated private deck, hardwood floors, custom spiral staircase, soaring ceilings with sky lights, laundry in unit, CAT-5 wiring, alarm system and private storage."

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