Bocce ball event with Vallejo Gay Network, a Facebook group we found that was most welcoming to us as new gays in the neighborhood! Our friend Erick Flick started having a series of bocce ball events in the evenings when the days of long light were upon us, which was a great way to have casual competition, get out in the fresh air with the dogs and meet people just as we were all starting to get vaccinated.
First attempt at passport photo:
Dressed up for Zia Carla’s funeral:
Relaxing at home:
We’re so lucky to live right up the hill from this outstanding park on the Carquinez Strait, which connects the Sacramento delta with San Pablo Bay, which the Napa River pours into, and then San Francisco Bay and eventually the Pacific Ocean. It makes for great sunsets and the dogs love running around there.
The cemented side yard is now ready for some major upgrades, including the fence and the amazing gazebo that will cover the forthcoming hot tub and more! My friend Hugh Harrell is a great handyman. He assembled the entire gazebo with very little assistance from us. You rock Hugh!
We also had the makeshift privacy fence that we put up with fake grass as soon as we moved in converted into a wood fence that matches our perimeter fence. We kept the full functionality of the gate too. It looks so great with the gazebo and so the entire side yard feels much more functional, private, and consistent.
