Food

This morning we took the No. 21 bus downtown just in time to have the best pick at the Ferry Building Farmer's Market.

Lilacs were fresh off the farm and so were the oranges. That type of benefit - fresh flowers and citrus in season year-round - will take some getting used to.

About the oranges: They were truly the best tasting fruits I have ever had. Incredibly juicy, ripe and a deep, deep orange color. They tasted just like you imagine the perfect orange should taste. We bought five of them at 8:30a.m. for $4.37. It's now 2p.m. and there is just one left. We'll probably pay dearly for that, but it was worth it.

The lilacs were a gift along with a nice bottle of pinot noir.

I'll tell you how the dinner party goes tomorrow. Evidently, the host is quite the chef.