Dan Foley Park Lake Chabot in Vallejo with giraffes eating over my shoulder in some of these pictures! This was the first time my friend Steve Guy joined me kayaking.
April 2023 Kayaking
April 2023 Glen Cove Marina Superbloom
Most of these “rowing” pictures are not even on the boat, but on the way to the whaleboat and back.
31st Birthday for Alexandra
Daughter’s Celebrity-Gram
From Uncle Ruckus of Boondocks fame!
First Whaleboat Race
Last year I started rowing with the Solano Rowing Club and today I lost my virginity, having my first competition in gorgeous Vallejo. I competed with the men’s team. Here is some video footage of us practicing right before the race.
This event on the Napa River is called the Skipper Whipper. After the event, we had lunch together on Mare Island at the Brewery.
Shando captured almost the entire course in this video:
Glen Cove Community Association Spring 2023 Community Meeting
I’m the default emcee for these things as President of GCCA. It’s wonderful to be very involved with my neighborhood and getting to know so many of my neighbors here in Vallejo. Kudos to my husband for recording most of the meeting with his phone.
French Antique Market Adoption Event
Fundraising and hoping to get permanent homes for dogs at the Humane Society of the North Bay we tried selling donated items in San Rafael’s cute French Antique market.
March 2023 Dogs and Us
March 2023 Dogs
Our Dogs:
Guest Dogs:
Snuggling with a variety of dogs:
March 2023 Front Yard and Gate
Instead of installing a gate all the way around the front yard, which we got permission from the city to do at four feet since there would still be traffic clearance, we decided that it would be most practical to create a small fence around our front porch to protect our dogs from running out to the street and to also create a safe place where packages can be left. Our periodic gardener is also a handyman who put in our skylight, so it was great that he could construct this fence for us very quickly.
To be sure that we are not coming across as shunning people, we put up a rainbow-colored welcome sign and another sign asking that packages be left within the gated area. Our goal is to put an easy handle up to open the gate with and never to lock it, especially since we have security cameras in the front yard and doorbell.
