Have a wonderful weekend

Wally said there's more than one way to **** a chicken.

I said that was good to know, and I'll know who to go to if I need an alternate way.

We once had a raccoon and her babies in the building we had our studio, and we were, most of the years, the only people inhabiting the space. I've told the story before of the raccoon in the attic tearing a hole over the toilet, which I noticed when I was using it. The next day, we had raccy and the little one down the stairs by some shelving, but not yet in our leased space. We called wild life control, or some such name, and a woman came out armed with very long and sturdy gloves, and removed them to another environment. Actually, it was a while ago now and I don't remember if mom got away and which one or both were caught.

He windsurfs and I love hiking - and I'm trying to get back in shape after a strenuous year of teaching (too tired to get to the gym), so during the summer - we have a couple of types of weekends.

Mostly, we either walk to my favorite coffee shop a few blocks away (not HIS favorite...) or drive off to one of his preferred breakfast establishments. Then, we go to the city (SF) in search of a dog park. Lately, we've been trying new dog parks and they all suck. Like yesterday, we tried a hiking / dog park situation - but the "dog area" was gravel. My dog was hot and his pads got too hot. They had no receptacles for poop bags, nor water bowls for thirsty dogs. I mean - we took our dog bowl, but what about people who forgot? We may continue to look around for off-leash options for our dog, but so far I strongly prefer the people, the dogs, and the grass at Dubose Park.

One or both days of the weekend, we get to the beach if conditions are right. We either shop, or stalk down Haight or GG Park until the fog burns away from the beaches. I love clothing optional beaches, so we go to our favorite if the temp is 75 or above. We've had some extraordinary warm days lately, so yay!! In the mid- to late- afternoon, conditions are good for his thing on the water, so he does that.

We collapse in a heap on the couch and browse sports or movies.

I also like the days that we stay in bed.

We make day trips to other areas with water sports in mind.

I finally joined the USTA, and I'm looking forward to some tennis tournaments in SF...one scheduled for next weekend.

I guess approx every third weekend, we catch a movie. Just saw Moonrise Kingdom (like), and I am really looking forward to catching Hype Park on the Hudson - but 'twil be Deciembre.

There are some hot springs close by, some beautiful caverns near Sacramento, and I haven't seen Yosemite yet, so these things are in my plans - he's not interested. Something cool about seeing it - and doing it alone! Love hearing how people spend their weekends.

I walked Pacco once at Crissy field, not a dog park then (or was it? I used a leash), I think there have been changes.

Sozlet was the champ this weekend of the farmerman school of planning. Friday morning her friend called, did she want to go to friend's aunt's house to swim in the pool for a bit? Sure. Then friend had a tennis lesson, did sozlet want to come? Sure. Then hey, want to stay for a sleepover? Sure!

Next day: want to go boating and kneeboarding on the river? Sure!! And on, until I finally required that sozlet come home for dinner Saturday night (after being out for about 30 hours).

Then Saturday night, a text from a friend, a group is going to the Katy Perry movie on Sunday, could she come? Sure!

Now she's at the pool with her dad for a bit.

The adults had a more laid-back weekend, we did this and that, got some projects done, nice overall.

She's a social star, that one.

This weekend enjoyed a lot. We went for a long drive over night in the forest area, that time feeling was just awesome. What a wonderful night it was...

My big time this weekend was going over to an AMishmans farm where they just got a little mule. We were taking pictures and watching him get all feisty with the adult mules.
lotte garden watering and planting "fill in" flowers ,

We will start panting the floor of our new studio building. Thats gonna be a damn job and we havent decided between a kind of polyurethane or tung oil . Tung oil can be a fire hazard when its setting but it fives such nice resukts . Polyutryhane can be gotten in a water base product, so theres less fire hazard from all the volatiles.

I went out for a Thai dinner on fri night, one of the best I have ever had in my life. Unfortunately, the cocktails made out of chilli vodka were just too good for words and I lost count after 4, and then lost sense of time after don't know how many. Resulting in me waking up on sat at 1100, in a panic, as I had to go to a party at 1300 which finished at 0300 on Sunday morning. Sunday was spent sleeping it off only to have another set of friends come over in the evening with a bottle of scotch, which errr...ummm... Had to be finished (my mother taught me never to leave food/drinks on the table)

Hmmmmm, all in all, it was a purrrrrfect weekend.

I had a very quiet weekend, spent it on the boat with a good book.

A very nice weekend. May I ask which book?

Of course, It’s called “Between the Lines” by Jodi Picoult. It's a fairy tale and I’m about half way through with it, it’s quite an enjoyable read.

A weekend on a boat! My kind of weekend.

I remember when I was 18, it had been a year since my mother passed away and my dad and I went on a four day sailing trip to the channel islands, that was the best time I ever spent with him!