Long Division

Religion

via the Eastsider

The history of Hafo Safo is the story of two halves,  of division and taking sides, of the divisiveness of borders and the flourishing of new ideas along a perilous edge, of the disease of the past effecting our present, of history repeating itself: the north versus the south played out ad infinitum; happiness flipping flopping to sadness; ranches turning to cities turning to farms within cities, always there are strange amalgamations on the rift.
When is it possible to find the beginning of a meme, especially one thumping out its rhythm in the very soil beneath the concrete, seeping through the variegation of aggregates, entering us through our very soles? What god demon creation myth explains our propensity for making edges on which to settle and reside?
Now, for the first time, Hafo Safo's creation myth has been literally unearthed.
Get ready to meet your Mecca.

Home is Where you Hang your Can

Style Section

You have heard of mini-houses, microcars, and cargo bikes.  Now we have a truly mini-micro-cargo design for the urbane alternative lifestyle set and canine companions.
Hafo Safo dilettante inventor/ fabricator of the off-the-grid powered, income generating  cart home-office has added a new feature to his rig: a mobile doghouse. One lucky mama dog and her young pups now ride the streets in style with a front seat view.

Mobile rig function adds new meaning to litter collecting.

Mom is pretty happy with street life.

Rare Credenza Breeding Ground Discovered

The Credenza
The Credenza is a common site in your well-heeled Hafo Safo homestead. Popularized by mid-century modern Scandahoovian designers, The credenza is back and it is breeding, which is lucky since they are in such high demand.
Both Sunset Bazaar and Pepe's next door offer quality mid-century credenzas. They both have downstairs shops as well which will custom-build a credenza to your exacting tastes! Draw them a picture of what you want and they can fabricate it to your specifications. Or, If you aren't too sure of your mechanical drafting skills, contact this blog and we can arrange a design to be commissioned. We got a custom credenza made for less than anything at Ikea. Plus, we got that warm fuzzy feeling that comes with supporting our local economy- and it was delivered!

The elusive Credenza breeding ground discovered at Pepe's on Sunset at Coronado.

Credenza's guard the door at Sunset Bazaar, 2508 W. Sunset.

Custom cathouse credenza commission complete!

Wonder at 105 years old.

Nadia, our 105 year old neighbor, and probably the oldest person in HaFoSaFo expresses the most palpable wonder at the miracle of Anne Hars' iPhone.

Bike stand Cozy

I am used to people decorating bike stands with stickers and graffiti but this goes over the top: crocheted cozies! I love it. Seen on Sunset Boulevard just down the hill from the Happy Foot/Sad Foot.

Le Fashion Truck

Le Fashion Truck was parked out in the shadow of the Happy Foot Sad Foot sign this weekend. The whole inside has been redecorated to house a nice rack of vintage inspired clothes and accessories by Stacey Steffe and Janine Romo. It even has a changing room. Nice job Ladies!

Birtha's last batch- Serge and Jane?!

Look carefully at these kittens

The resemblance is eerie...

Best of Friends 'til the bottle came between them

The Coronado Street Kitten Society has two fantastic little kittens available for adoption to a good home. These are two special little brothers, rescued by society members when they were 4 days old and raised with cats dogs and even chickens, these kittens are social and fun. They love to play together and promise to provide hours of entertainment. The gray and white kitty has the eyes of Jane Birkin and was initially thought to be a girl, while the white and gray kitty bears the striking resemblance to Serge Gainsbourg, especially when sucking on a bottle!
Here's an oh so appropriate Serge song: Adieu Creature to listen to while watching the above xtreme cuteness video.
The kittens are about 9 weeks old now. Their mom, a feral named Big Birtha for her constant state of pregnancy and her trap savvyness, was finally trapped, spayed and released (thanks Fixnation)! Tears of joy were shed amongst the happy Society members who, lets face it, formed in order to deal with Birtha's abundant contributions to the neighborhood. Birtha lurks around the private home where her kitties are cared for which is located within the boundaries of her colony territory. She helps supervise daytime play and swats the hand that feeds her.
The foster family now feel the kittens are ready to go on to a permanent home. They hope the two kittens can stay together, since it is always best to adopt two kittens together; the chances of running away is lessened, and they always have company when you are away.
Please check out the craigslist post to adopt Birtha's last batch.