Friday, April 11, 2025
Breakfast at home: yogurt with grapes, toasted coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, mexican vanilla; hot water. Patrick and I unpacked and assembled a new coffee table named Chadwick. I unwrapped and began perusing The Visual History of Type by Paul McNeil, part of a housewarming gift from Brandea and team. The book is gorgeous and fascinating. I was interested to happen upon pages 312 and 313 which display a typeface called University of California Old Style created by Frederick Goudy in 1938 for University of California Press. For lunch we walked to Tartine Manufactory. Patrick had an omelette with side salad and a mocha. I had a turkey club sandwich and a chai latte. My sandwich included diced crispy chicken skin which added an interesting crunch. It was a bit messy to eat because of the bread's holiness, but it was also extremely delicious. Afterwards we browsed at Heath Ceramics, buying nothing. Afterwards we took a factory tour of Dandelion Chocolate. Our guide was excellent. We tasted many different kinds of chocolates, observed the entire process, tasted fresh cacao beans and nibs, and enjoyed chocolate drinks and a matcha-chocolate cookie in the Bloom dining room. Walked home, relaxed. Later I was too full from lunch and skipped dinner. Patrick had a plate of charcuterie and cheese and fruit. We watched Daredevil: Born Again s1:e8 on Disney+ then we rewatched Andor s1:e4 on Disney+.