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Father's Day

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  I think/hope Patrick had a good Father's Day. We started with presents, then Yoga and a Pint. Yesterday, as the assassination of Speaker Hortman had unfolded just before class, YAAP was raw, full of anger, intense. I barely remember getting through it. Today was quieter, but still thoughtful. We picked Beatrix up from Ari and Gwen's graduation party, and headed over to Saint Paul Pride where Beatrix was going to be at the booth demo-ing spinning some hula hoops (plus hoops, juggling, diablo, etc.) We got to see Vincent and Zeke's great show, and hear my friend Hope sing. We had delicious beer from Dual Citizen. Patrick and I got to run up to Urban Growler and have a second drink. But maybe Patrick's best surprise of the night is that we all (him, me, Beatrix, Zani, and Miles) met for dinner at La Grolla. Zani came up with the idea, Miles the plan, and Beatrix the time (and me the reservation), and it could not have been better. You see, when I fell in love with Patric...
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Cocktail #4

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Is a Gin Mule at the Open Eye gala last night, along with a delicious dinner box (what a great idea!). The cocktail was good but the evening itself was amazing — connecting with fun people, getting a preview of the upcoming season(s) (that Lizzie Gordon show is going to be fantastic and makes me want to go axe throwing!), and generally supporting a place I love. 25 years is amazing! (2 galas in one week, I guess June is the new Gala Season...)
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Cocktail #3

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Twelve cocktails? Who am I kidding? I could do that in a week if I put my mind to it. Here's the lovely #3, a "Debutante" with Rob and Kristina last night. Here's to great nights out full of good conversation!
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Cocktail #2

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  A Celestial Spritz at Hotel Celeste, whose bar we don't get to enough. We had gone to the event at 825 Arts, which was a fantastic, Prohibition-themed event with mocktails. But then we were all dressed up in 20s-style clothes and decided to get a drink out. Celeste was the perfect choice — I need to go there more often! We had several interesting conversations with folks and the bartenders were top-notch!
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Cocktail #1

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My new project is called "The 12 Cocktails of Summer" and will feature .... well, twelve cocktails I enjoy having this summer! Breaking new ground, I tell you. The first one is this amazing margarita I enjoyed on my friend Krista's front porch earlier this week. Porch time with Krista is magic. The drink was good, but the company better. Since I'm talking about margaritas, I'll also put in a plug for the ones we had at Em Que Viet on Grand Old Day for $5 each. Love that place!
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Wintermoon Summersun

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In response to the old site getting hacked by Chilean gamblers, and the need to raise money quickly after the fire took down the main house and much of the rest of the property, Patrick and I quickly got up a new website for Wintermoon Summersun. We would appreciate it if you took a look. https://www.wintermoonsummersun.net/ Layout by Patrick, text and images by me (it was intimidating AF to write about the force that was Kathleen.)  We wanted to help, and it seemed this was the most effect we could have the fastest. There are not enough words to state how important this place is, though.
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My Coya

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My old dog is...getting old. We got Coya back in 2015 after she was guerilla-rescued off of Craigslist. She loves our whole family, but she's been particularly attached to me ever since. In theory she was born in 2011, and she lived at a backyard breeder until she was rescued, then with us ever since. But she's been slowing down. The back stairs are hard for her — walking is hard for her. She has accidents inside of the house. She slips and slides. She sleeps a lot. She barks at 5:30 every morning to let us know she had an accident in the house. But I still love this dog so much. When she struggles to stand up it breaks my heart. I have nightmares about her dying. When she goes I will be bereft. Adding: In a day when I was thinking a lot about dogs, I found out that Soph Mintz , who took over Wintermoon Summersun after Kathleen passed, had to evacuate her 26 dogs (and 4 cats) due to the Camp Fire. One dog died due to heatstroke during the evacuation. The buildings are gone. S...
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