Sheltering in Place

[King Bob]

Went to the De Young yesterday and not much traffic going in (about 9am) and got street parking very close to the Arboretum entrance. Saw the "Century of Fashion" show with selections from the permanent collection. We'd seen it before but were with friends who had not. Then through the Oceanic galleries and the American galleries and lunch. Had a tasty ham & cheese croissant, although a bit pricey. Coffee was good enough, but not outstanding. On leaving I tried to go up a couple of blocks on 9th to avoid OSL traffic, but didn't go far enough and had a long wait at 19th while people tried to turn right.

Maybe the best thing was that we stopped by the membership desk and asked about an educator discount on membership. There is one - $99 a year - and they credited us the day's ticket prices toward the membership. Sweet! And a couple of shows coming up I want to see, so we'll get our money's worth.

Today I trimmed the hedge in the back yard and nicked my finger with the electric hedge trimmers. Barely touched me but got a cut/bruise combo. I was being careful to keep my hand away from the blades but I was on the ladder and the trigger was stuck, and I was reaching up to get both hands on the trimmer. I got too close and one of the blade tips got me. It could have been much worse. Maybe I should get an armored glove for my left hand. Anyway that's it for trimming the hedge until next year.