SAHARA on Piedmont Avenue

We went to a great party the other night at Sahara, a Moroccan import store on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland.  Mostafa, the owner, was hosting a couscous dinner for his friends and customers with great Moroccan music, dancing, mint tea and baklava.  The best part was the warm hospitality of all the hosts and hostesses at the event.  Thanks, Mostafa!

(right to left) Mostafa, Yassir and two other musicians

Three guests engaged in animated conversation in French.

Mothers and babies in the crowd

Mint tea brewing in a silver pot

More Piedmont Yarn

This cozy yarn shop has been owned since July by two longtime friends who met while working in the Berkeley Shakespeare Company costume shop.  In addition to all the colorful yarn and handmade sample garments, the place was decorated with knitted leaf garlands for fall.

Piedmont Yarn Shop

 We visited a sweet yarn shop on Piedmont! Their collection of yarns is lovely, samples of knitting and felting are beautiful, and they even have cones for weavers. They have classes, and will help you out with your knitting problems.

These Rabat yarns are so various in their variables that they look individually dyed.

more Owl & Company Bookshop

This is a gem of a store. Piedmont Ave, Oakland near Cato's Ale House.

I wanted to spend even more time actually reading or at least browsing...next time!

Owl & Company Bookshop

Small but incredibly well-stocked used bookstore on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland.

Owl & Company Bookshop

Owl & Company Bookshop Interior

Owl & Company Bookshop cozy corner