Clockwise from upper left: on the way there and feeling brave; sunny day in San Francisco guarantees a great turnout; she looks like she's smiling but she's really saying that it's way too hot out and there are too many people; giant wool Totoro!
We spent a few hours at the Nihonmachi Street Fair in San Francisco yesterday. The weather was exceptionally fine, the music was blaring and stuff to eat and see were everywhere. We had TeriBurgers (Short for Teriyaki Burgers, for those people I overheard saying, “What an unfortunate name for a burger.”) and Yakionigiris. The types of food to be found were nowhere near extraordinary. Your standard fare at the fair plus some Onigiris. But! This festival at least tried to keep the food within the theme. No hotdog stands, thank goodness, but Saigon BBQ was there again! (Saigon BBQ is at almost every fair. The food concession business is suffering from a complete lack of imagination. Conformity has pushed out any ingenuity by way of profit margins, but that’s a story for another day.) One of the best things was that a lot of the food stands and even some of the stands selling wares benefited the local youth groups. That’s some feel-good money-spending.
Ruthie made a lot of progress with socializing. Every human-packed event we go to she gets a little better. Even if she did snarl at a husky that got too close while I was sitting behind her. We know better next time. She met my friends and let them pet her- even asked for pets, began to focus more on following us instead of freaking out, took food from me when we were seated and even smelled things! A few more events and she may even begin enjoying herself.
Good day yesterday. Now my Sunday is boring.
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