We bypassed "summer" entirely this year, barrelling head down through June, July and August and straight through to Indian Summer. As the temperature went up this past week, knit scarves and knee-high boots (fashionable but sweaty!) were cast aside for flip-flops, sandals, shorts and the summer dresses we bought with fingers crossed. Restaurants flung their windows open and macgyvered outdoor seating. And in the interest of soaking up some extra vitamin D, our afternoon coffee breaks got just a little bit longer. Too hot to cook, and really, too hot to sleep, it was like a couple of extra Friday nights tucked into the week.

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peering through the window at House of Nanking. Usually packed, with a line slinking outside, the crowds just weren't up for Chinese food this evening
window at Levi's pop-up print workshop on Valencia, which closed/ended a couple of weeks ago
Broadway and Columbus
North Beach
early-evening dance party, Berkeley Hills
coffee break, North Beach