Happy retirement to two amazing tobacco activists — Ted and Brian — married to each other and wisely retiring on the same day! Congratulations also to Amaya for her taking over LGBTQ Minus Tobacco. I know you’ll do more amazing work as a leader in tobacco control. I’m so happy to be connected with this community in the Bay Area after volunteering in tobacco control decades ago in New York.
Twinsies pictures of Snoopy and foster Dolly (fka Penny). This was the day Shea finally got to share his major keto cheesecake concoction. It was well-received and it was a nice way to wind down Pride Day after a sojourn into the city. The dogs, including our two new fosters, really enjoy going to the pool and being around us while we’re relaxing in the warm pool water. It’s nice to have such long days with lots of hours of light to linger into the evenings.
Wonderful dinner with Shea, Shani, and her husband Steve at Bambino’s Restaurant here in Vallejo.
All S names!
Xmas came early for me, thanks to Shani’s thoughtfulness and generosity, giving me a beautiful framed piece for my wall when I move back home in a couple of months.
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!
