weekend so far... tired

[madbaker]

Did our usual grocerying yesterday, including buying a CA native poppy at the SF Ferry Building farmer's market. I ended up planting our 2 dozen plus fescue plants, which we'd been sprouting in small cardboard containers. They're good erosion control plants because they send down deep roots. Which they were doing, through the cardboard and into the newspaper. Okay, time to plant! It'll be a while before they grow enough to help hold the hill, but I feel good about getting it done.

Then off to play silly games, which was fun - except that I got home after 11 PM, and I forgot what we were doing this morning:

Getting up at 3:50 AM to groggily get dressed and head over to Lotta's Fountain here in San Francisco to comemmorate the 98th anniversary of the 1906 quake, which struck at 5:11 (or 5:13, depending on your sources) AM.

Good turnout, perhaps because it was on a weekend this year. Speeches by the newish mayor, the new fire chief, the woman who's been organizing the get-together for 20 years. And free suckers from See's, who sponsors the thing.

We had a moment of silence at 5:12 or whatever; then the fire trucks set off their sirens. One of the local historical societies hoisted up the vintage 65-foot ladder (six guys with ropes braced it) and a very brave (and trusting) soul climbed it and waved to us.

Then interviews with the nine remaining survivors, one of whom was conceived nine months after the quake, so she counts.

Very cool. But I'm very sleepy right now.
Edited to add: Phil Frank's Farley had a nice summary. He read it to the crowd this morning, too.

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

...perhaps *born* 9 months after the quake?

born, conceived, whatever.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Uh, that's what I meant. I said I was sleepy. 8)

Re: born, conceived, whatever.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Yah, I figured. I don't envy you your schedule. My first husband had a third shift job (nurse) and it was difficult when he wanted to do social things like the rest of the world. I expect it's similar, keeping NYC hours in CA.