We had a wonderful time with fellow Stephanie Miller fan (we’re both Steph-heads), Vallejoan, and progressive activist friend Diane Hume in her gorgeous home and garden. We compared notes on several subjects and check out this beautiful haul I got from her garden! Fresh lemons and artichokes? My favorites!! Diane is another reason why I know I made the right decision when I moved to this city five years ago!
Friday night dinner at Sailor Jack’s in Benicia! We wanted to go the Benicia Historical Museum for First Fridays, but apparently the downtown location is temporarily unavailable. Maybe it’s under construction? We had a nice walk around on a lovely enough evening to eat al fresco.
Vallejo Gay Network had a game night, which was a lot of fun. Thanks for hosting Seraphim and Eric! These pictures don’t capture all the crowds in every room and outside that eventually showed up, but it was a big success.
Bonnie and Snoopy joined us at Steve and Greg’s to celebrate Steve’s 58th birthday. We didn’t even know that it was also our friend Christian’s 35th birthday. Happy birthday gents!
Buongiorno a mia amica Kathryn! It was so nice to see her and get to practice our Italian. We both had numerous awful experiences in 2024, but onward and upward! It was nice to be able to eat al fresco at Lucca’s in downtown Benicia on First Street. I’m glad I remembered to take at least one picture since I neglected to do it with another friend I lunched with earlier this week.
Miso got adopted by my dear friends Mike & Todd today! It’s so great to foster a dog that is so loving and to know he’s going to be in their wonderful household, but even better knowing we’ll get to see him once in a while!
It was a special Vallejo Gay Network potluck last night with Jimmy Genn and Steve Davis celebrating 50 years together!
Relaxing poolside on a February afternoon with good weather (between atmospheric rivers) and good friends discussing life over light snacks and coffee. I brought Snoopy (off adventuring in Greg and Steve’s yard, which he’s very familiar with), Bonnie, and Bugsy. He’s a foster senior who is going to Muttville in ten days for some medical treatment and a new life. That incredible organization gets their dogs adopted out fast, so he is likely to become a San Francisco purse dog within a week.
Had a nice hike with the Benicia LGBTQIA Network at Glen Cove Waterfront Park and into Benicia State Park along the Carquinez Trail today. I took Bonnie and Snoopy and many folks had no idea Bonnie was blind until we finished. She kept up so well with Snoopy as her seeing-eye dog.
Here are the pictures Christina took:
Spontaneous dinner plans and stopped by the local bar after. Antonio had the guts to sing in karaoke.
