{"id":118,"date":"2010-11-28T20:53:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T03:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2011-01-10T22:09:14","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T05:09:14","slug":"alisons-visit-alemany-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Alison&#8217;s visit &amp; Alemany Farmer&#8217;s Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 11\/13 we woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and decided to  visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/alemany-farmers-market-san-francisco\">Alemany Farmer&#8217;s Market<\/a> in our neighborhood.  It&#8217;s one of the  best in the city and we had only gone together once before.  Now that  Kevin has Saturdays off we&#8217;ll definitely be visiting more often!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmgi2J2oI\/AAAAAAAACMk\/KTOMkPB8OZE\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B235.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817906774825602\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmgi2J2oI\/AAAAAAAACMk\/KTOMkPB8OZE\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B235.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMne52AtWI\/AAAAAAAACNk\/_rJdK-Hhj9I\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B219.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544818978100131170\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMne52AtWI\/AAAAAAAACNk\/_rJdK-Hhj9I\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B219.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMnev1s2cI\/AAAAAAAACNc\/TaRn6qW5jzk\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B221.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544818975414475202\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMnev1s2cI\/AAAAAAAACNc\/TaRn6qW5jzk\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B221.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMm-yXupbI\/AAAAAAAACM8\/DyiiViDnOSc\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B230.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544818426338256306\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMm-yXupbI\/AAAAAAAACM8\/DyiiViDnOSc\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B230.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Probably my most favorite part of this farmer&#8217;s market are the amazing  murals in each stall.  They are gorgeous and I can&#8217;t get enough of them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMnfYJAI7I\/AAAAAAAACNs\/Apf-wpSPKMg\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B216.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544818986232849330\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMnfYJAI7I\/AAAAAAAACNs\/Apf-wpSPKMg\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B216.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMnAeChaJI\/AAAAAAAACNU\/J32YjnLrqps\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B224.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544818455240337554\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMnAeChaJI\/AAAAAAAACNU\/J32YjnLrqps\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B224.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMm_789qxI\/AAAAAAAACNM\/y7bBGz_JEt0\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B225.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544818446090218258\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMm_789qxI\/AAAAAAAACNM\/y7bBGz_JEt0\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B225.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMm_UK5jCI\/AAAAAAAACNE\/Mw4ddu-BPdg\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B227.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544818435411250210\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMm_UK5jCI\/AAAAAAAACNE\/Mw4ddu-BPdg\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B227.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Yummy green beans<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMm-Kc88vI\/AAAAAAAACM0\/XNRZAnT0DUs\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B231.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544818415622746866\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMm-Kc88vI\/AAAAAAAACM0\/XNRZAnT0DUs\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B231.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">A really funny sign in one of the stalls<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmhMluRgI\/AAAAAAAACMs\/dmUoki-XyYY\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B233.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817917980198402\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmhMluRgI\/AAAAAAAACMs\/dmUoki-XyYY\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B233.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Kevin picking out some yummy mandarin oranges<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmgPk3-9I\/AAAAAAAACMc\/SRhcBBGVnl0\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B238.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817901602077650\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmgPk3-9I\/AAAAAAAACMc\/SRhcBBGVnl0\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B238.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">And what&#8217;s a farmer&#8217;s market without fresh-cut flowers?<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmf113rJI\/AAAAAAAACMU\/h0VjY631ucY\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B241.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817894694038674\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmf113rJI\/AAAAAAAACMU\/h0VjY631ucY\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B241.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Our yummy loot!  Apples, arugula, almonds, mandarin oranges, garlic, kabocha squash, green beans, heirloom tomatoes, bok choy and bell peppers.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>After taking Lola to the park we made our way out to Walnut Creek to visit our good friend Alison who was in town!  Last time she visited (check out blog post <a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=49\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a> from February) we had a grand ol&#8217; time so we were expecting nothing less.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>We met Alison and her friend Laura at Alison&#8217;s favorite Indian restaurant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/sargam-indian-cuisine-walnut-creek\">Sargam<\/a> and enjoyed an amazing buffet lunch!  Then we spent a few hours exploring Walnut Creek&#8217;s downtown area, walking and window shopping and, of course, getting pedicures!  It was Kevin&#8217;s first time and I&#8217;m happy to report he&#8217;s a fan.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmEIYXzSI\/AAAAAAAACLs\/EietZ5zMGog\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B254.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817418634251554\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmEIYXzSI\/AAAAAAAACLs\/EietZ5zMGog\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B254.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmFQYANtI\/AAAAAAAACME\/B7YLOLTjduI\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B248.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817437960058578\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmFQYANtI\/AAAAAAAACME\/B7YLOLTjduI\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B248.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Oh-so-relaxing foot soak<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmEslirCI\/AAAAAAAACL0\/R7CEe1YUl9w\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B246.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817428353166370\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmEslirCI\/AAAAAAAACL0\/R7CEe1YUl9w\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B246.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The only photographic proof that Kevin got a pedicure!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmFOK2QFI\/AAAAAAAACL8\/dJc2wJK1UwM\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B247.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817437368008786\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmFOK2QFI\/AAAAAAAACL8\/dJc2wJK1UwM\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B247.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">So I love a good chair massage but the ones at this place were a little weird (check out where the pressure was at this particular moment&#8211;weird!)<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmDEZOaOI\/AAAAAAAACLk\/AvaZzlxz3SQ\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B253.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817400384219362\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmDEZOaOI\/AAAAAAAACLk\/AvaZzlxz3SQ\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B253.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The happy customers!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmfhiu7yI\/AAAAAAAACMM\/MiteOGaeUg8\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B251.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544817889245064994\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMmfhiu7yI\/AAAAAAAACMM\/MiteOGaeUg8\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B251.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Showing off my orange nail color<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMlNUtUbpI\/AAAAAAAACLU\/Yk2PtNXmvoc\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B252.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544816477050531474\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMlNUtUbpI\/AAAAAAAACLU\/Yk2PtNXmvoc\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B252.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Alison didn&#8217;t have any sandals so wore Kevin&#8217;s, haha.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>We then went to her family&#8217;s home and spent a couple of hours hanging out (and eating Halloween chocolate) with her mom Laurel and her new kitties.<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMlM_hwKfI\/AAAAAAAACLM\/hff0ku_M5FI\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B255.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMlMYQCu5I\/AAAAAAAACLE\/g4Pav06frzM\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B262.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544816460821609362\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMlMYQCu5I\/AAAAAAAACLE\/g4Pav06frzM\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B262.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMlLof_kRI\/AAAAAAAACK8\/FdTV62kTYtQ\/s1600\/Fall%2B2010%2B267.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544816448003608850\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/TPMlLof_kRI\/AAAAAAAACK8\/FdTV62kTYtQ\/s320\/Fall%2B2010%2B267.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>We then spent the evening with Laura and Daniel at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/pyramid-alehouse-walnut-creek\">Pyramid Brewery<\/a> for some yummy nachos and beer and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/club-1220-walnut-creek\">Club 1220<\/a>, the only gay club in Walnut Creek.<\/p>\n<p>We had a great time checking out Alison&#8217;s old stomping grounds and can&#8217;t wait to see her again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 11\/13 we woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and decided to visit the Alemany Farmer&#8217;s Market in our neighborhood. It&#8217;s one of the best in the city and we had only gone together once before. Now that Kevin has Saturdays off we&#8217;ll definitely be visiting more often! Probably my most favorite part of this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-foodie","category-not-san-francisco","category-visitors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}