Who have I seen? The water aerobics crowd, including a nice conversation with Rene. My sweet bear. We had a record 8 people for our first Friday LGBTQ community gathering, Ana, Susan, Rafael, Mathew, Giuseppe, Larry, J and I.
What surprised me? The strap on my small messenger bag came unstitched when I was out walking at the Tidal Basin last week. The bag is not quite a year old, I bought it in Tenerife last spring. The size works really well, my camera fits in it well, and it holds my wallet and other essentials. The repair is costing slightly less than what I paid for the bag.
When are we leaving on the next great adventure? Soon, worry not there are posts schedule for the next month. I have been a busy little blogger.
Who deserves an Atta-Girl this week? A little girl, in a princess dress and cowboy boots that sat next to her father in the front row at the National Symphony Orchestra Sunday afternoon for almost two-hours, and listened and watched (while her father played on his phone.) She was a perfect princess. Hope for the future.
What have I been up to in the kitchen this week? I made pizza for our First Friday LGBTQ gathering, and fried chicken on Saturday night.
HoW are we lucky enough to have a community LGBTQ gathering each month? We have it because J makes them happen. He put up signs on the community notice boards, and replaced them when someone tore them down, inviting people to gather. He plans activities. We send reminders every month. I have started cooking for the gatherings.
What was the best 15 minutes on television this week? A CBS 60-Minutes story on barrels and whisky.
Nice! I’m looking for ways to broaden our social circle here.
ReplyDeleteThis has been a good opportunity for us.
DeleteYour monthly community LGBTQ gathering sounds marvelous! Oh yes, how well I remember from my activist days having to re-poster torn down signs -- a never-ending task, LOL! Good for you and especially J for taking the initiative to organize it! Things like that are important!
ReplyDeleteAnd it is a fun crowd, a rocket scientist, a statistician, a network engineer, a retire ship builder, a CPA, a retired lawyer, college professor, and a retired teacher. Lots of interesting conversations.
DeleteHow sad that in 2025 they're still tearing down the "gay" signs.
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Just put them back up.
DeleteYou amaze me. I would never have the time to schedule posts before or while on vacation. But when on vacation, I'm also one of those that unplugs completely.
ReplyDeleteI also just got a messenger bag. It went back, as the strap kept detaching from the bag.
The local shop did a good job of restitching and reinforcing.
DeleteThank you Sweetie! 😘
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing and make important things happen.
DeleteI'm not sure when exactly you leave for your trip but, here's hoping you have a fabulous time. I'm sure many of us will be thinking of you floating your way to Europe and enjoying all that new scenery.
ReplyDeleteAnd never coming back. . .
DeleteYou are amazing with your blog planning. I just realized that we have company next week and then will be gone for Easter weekend. Need to get some posts scheduled! Your princess in her cowgirl boots story is precious. 5 slaps to her dad for looking at his phone during the performance. Kudos to you and J for doing something so positive for your building community. You could look up Angus' barber if you need a trim on the trip. Bon Voyage!
ReplyDeleteI think Angus is going to be in Japan when we are there, he is a mystery that I would like to get to know more about. The Princess was sitting right behind the conductor.
DeleteYou do sound like you are enjoying life!
ReplyDeleteIt might not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as dance.
DeleteGood for J for adjusting to other people's bigotry! Good for you for cooking!
ReplyDeleteI'm heading to our library in the morning.
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