veggie chili day

Amy makes the BEST chili and yesterday she came over to cook for me. I now have a freezer full of really wonderful, delicious black bean chili with tons of mushrooms and tomatoes, etc. We had lots of good conversation too, remembering her sister and my BFF Ginger. More gratitude from this blogger.
 

lunch in Terra Linda

 Mr. and Ms. Blogmaid picked me up at 6:30am yesterday to visit the Kaiser Dermatology Center in San Rafael, of all places. So grateful to them as the procedure was painless and necessary and we were able to have a hearty lunch at Monk's Kettle before heading back across the Golden Gate Bridge for home. Many thanks for these dear friends...

we undecideds

 June2nd is the day of our California Primary Election and it seems that none of my friends are 100% behind any candidate. Of course we don't consider the two GOP guys, especially the one endorsed by the Dictator in DC. I do like Michael Tubbs for Lieutenant Governor. Step #1.

and one more from Andrea

 TADPOLES

A tadpole doesn't know 

ir's gonna grow bigger

It just swims

and figures limbs 

are for frogs.

 

People don't know

the power they hold.

They just sing hymns,

and figure saving

is for god.

~ Andrea Gibson

food, friends, poetry

 Our book club focused on the poet Andrea Gibson last night. So fitting because it is National Poetry Month and we each read one of Andrea's poems out loud and then watched the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light on Apple TV. Of course wonderful food was involved (make your own taco) and we had a spirited discussion about Andrea and their not easy life and death. 

a GRAND Saturday

 Grand daughter Ceci and her husband Zak came down from Nevada City yesterday for a concert last night in Oakland. We had a delicious late lunch at The Dumpling Story over on Valencia Street. Then g.dot Samantha arrived at my house as she was joining her cousins for the concert. Manageable chaos with these vibrant souls. 

a big screen must see

 Friends, readers, movie lovers. Get up and out of your comfy chairs and head to see this feel-good movie of 2026. I thank Terri for meeting me yesterday at the Alamo for Project Hail Mary with the amazing Ryan Gosling and all sorts of technical and ethereal wonders from Hollywood. A lovely afternoon indeed.