Some of these were professionally cleaned. I’m grateful to have my original law degree, although I’ll be requesting a new copy o both of my degrees from my college and law school. I’m also grateful that at least some of my yearbooks survived with the original signatures of classmates. I’m amazed at some of the ceramics my mom hand-painted and created in her own kiln. They look like new after cleaning, like the fish with big eyes and the xmas decorations. All but a few were from my mother’s own handiwork.
Shea’s aunt, cousin, cousin’s wife and cousin’s son, from Pittsburg, California (his hometown) were camping in Half Moon Bay. That happens to also be my dad’s old stomping ground from after his retirement from the Coast Guard since he had a commercial fishing boat there. We went out to see them (my first time meeting Shea’s family), which also served to escape the heat wave that was in the Bay Area. For those who aren’t familiar with the various microclimates in the area, the coast is almost always more pleasant during times like this. Surprisingly there was very little traffic for a Saturday, and we even got back in time for some pool time with friends in Vallejo, which was still well above 90 degrees when we returned around 6pm.
While in Half Moon Bay we did a lot of outdoor activities, including taking a long walk along the beach, rode the bikes with the cart for dogs hitched to one of them, which completely inspired me to get one for my electric bike. We also had some food al fresco, and played Rummy Tile, a board game inspired by Mahjong. I didn’t win either game, but at least I didn’t come in last the second time I played!
You’ll see in the videos that I come to a sudden stop at least once to make sure the dogs were okay behind me. They were carefully strapped in, but were probably unsure of what to make of the situation. Shea is filming when I did this so he almost ran into me. You can see it from two perspectives which we laughed about in the end. Fortunately no one was hurt during the making of these videos, least of all the dogs.
I’m still taking nice pieces from friends who need to move forward on. I love this armoire a friend in San Francisco had to give from a friend of his who died. The clawfoot desk/dresser that was in this space is now put into the living room, in a space that I really like. There are more pieces to be photographed as I stage the house for the furniture I’m taking back home to my house under renovation.
Went to Fairfield to hang out with friends Gerry, DJ, Joshua and David. We watched fireworks in Vacaville, Martinez, Pittsburg (Shea’s hometown) and downtown Fairfield from a relatively quiet (but windy) hillside with the dogs. When David said “Happy Birthday America” I said “Let’s hope it’s not your last.” Bonnie is near David’s head as he leans back and Snoopy was shaking a little so I held him the entire time. You can sort of see him in the picture with Shea and me.
