Because of my travels, I haven’t seen Jim and Lucy in a while so today was especially nice. Our standard meal is I bring a pizza and salad and Lucy pours the champagne.
Dinner with friends
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Chevy’s on the River
Elaine, Terri and I went to Chevy’s for appetizers and drinks on Monday .. after finding out two of our N Natomas choices were closed. A perfect late afternoon on the patio.
Ride to Treehouse Cafe
The ride started at the Jibe office.
I met the group at Tanzanite Park. There were 15 cyclists. Brenda took the picture, Lori led the ride. I was in the back with Laurie who was sweeping.
Just across the Tower Bridge in W Sacramento, the Tree House Cafe is very bike friendly. Bikes can enter through an opening in the chain link fence.
Jibe bought everyone coffee. I stayed with the bikes.
All Stars
Carson made the River Park All Star team. The first game was Wednesday evening.
It was the bottom of the 5th inning, the score was tied at 11-11, and we were nearing the 2-hour limit when the home team (us) surged ahead and won. Whew!
Coffee with friends
Adrienne, Linda, Kathy and I got together this morning for a long-overdue visit.
Cake-Nic
A fun interruption at the golf tournament. Gia found on social media an invitation to Cake-Nic at William Land Park at 1:00. Sophia also liked the idea and they each made a cake. However they were both busy with the golf tournament at that time, so the moms (Thais and Zoya, and me) delivered the cakes and hung around.
This get-together was organized by friends who go to the same gym to work out or they take yoga classes together. One of them put it out on social media where Gia saw it.
Everyone was very friendly, we didn’t know anyone. Everyone brought a cake and a knife. All the cakes were homemade although one came from a bakery (tall one with suns).
Once all the cakes had arrived, it was time to cut. Large cake boxes were distributed and everyone took a slice of each cake. My favorite was a carrot mango cake with coconut frosting.
Golf tournament
Congratulations x 2 to Sophia. Last Tuesday, she passed her driving test and in now a licensed driver. Today she and friend Gia organized a charity golf tournament for Along Comes Hope – an organization that provides support to families of cancer patients.
A blessedly cool day at Lank Park Golf Course.
I managed to capture what looks like a magic trick by Carson.
Avery’s team of 7th and 8th graders from St Ignatius came in first!
Ride with City Staff
On Wednesday evening. About thirty people met in front of City Hall.
Jennifer Donlon Wyant and Jeff Jelsma:
Stop #1 to view new bicycle infrastructure:
Stop #2 on Broadway:
The ride ended at Urban Roots and where the after-party began. Too crowded and noisy for me.
Ride Across the Golden Gate
Sheila and I left from my house before 8a and had a fast smooth drive to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Seven of us planned to meet here to take the 10a ferry. Unfortunately, BarbaraL went to the Tiburon ferry – oops. And Sheila realized she left her ebike battery in her car which was parked at my house – OOPS – but she decided to persevere. She is a strong rider.
Paul, Galib, Brenda, Aidan, Sheila:
The Bay Bridge is in the background.
We rode a few miles in a very strong wind (20-30 mph from the west) and Sheila realized she would not be able to complete the ride without battery assist. She returned to the ferry terminal and made her way back to Larkspur where she had to wait several hours for us to finish the ride.
At Fort Point.
The sidewind going across the bridge was fierce. There was some careful cycling around wobbly tourists on rented bikes while keeping an eye on oncoming super-fast fitness riders. Fun. We all made it to the other side.
BarbaraL met up with us at lunch in Sausalito.
Tiburon – which was way more crowded than this picture indicates.
Our final regrouping stop is always at a fire station at a 3-way intersection about 4 miles from the end of the ride. While we waited for everyone to arrive: wildlife across the street!
Great ride, about 33 miles. It was Paul and Galib’s first time. Aidan hadn’t done the ride in years. Sheila will never forget her battery again, lesson learned.
Baseball and ..
The final game of the season on Friday.
Through the season, Carson became a pretty good pitcher. One day after school, he told me about his “immaculate inning.”
Saturday afternoon, I dropped everyone off at the airport. They’re on their way to Jeffrey’s graduation from college in San Diego.
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