Category Archives: San Francisco

How to enjoy your midlife crisis

I think I’m having a midlife crisis. And I’m loving it. Here are a few signs signs: I have redyed my hair with purple streaks. I have started going out a lot. I have developed appetites that could be described … Continue reading →

by Sally Browne Posted on November 20, 2014
Posted in Adventure, Brisbane, Goals, Life, London, Portland, San Francisco, Travel | Leave a comment

On a platform: the life of a San Francisco Chronicle columnist

Her picture and by-line appear on the back page of the San Francisco Chronicle every Friday. In cafes around the city, thoughtful San Franciscans will turn the pages with buttery fingers, masticating on their bagels and cream cheese and forming … Continue reading →

by Sally Browne Posted on September 12, 2013
Posted in Journalism, Music, San Francisco, Travel, Writing | 1 Comment

I went to the fair and I bought… an award-winning deep-fried pineapple upside down cake on a stick

The Alameda County Fair was not on my to-do list, but with rides, strange and wonderful deep-fried foods on sticks and a free concert by Weird Al Yankovic, well, who could say no? The County Fair, located somewhere in the … Continue reading →

by Sally Browne Posted on July 9, 2013
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