"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

First few months of 2016

Catching up here . . . via quick notes on various events in opening months of 2016 . . .

1.  Per earlier post:  enjoyed EPG's company well into January; lost K prior to 12/31 but to a good cause.

2.  O'Connell visit at end of January, fun as always.
Dinner with DJ and "Debbers" at 706.














The ladies claim they had a fine outing (sans gentlemen).





3.  PJ and I enjoy an overnight in downtown Phoenix for Valentine's Day.  Kimpton - per usual.  First-time restaurant for dinner - Province - they did a very nice job.  Phoenix Public Market.  Great/seasonal weather, wandering around downtown from hotel up to Roosevelt Road and beyond.

Seems to be our only photo from Valentine's Day?
Oh well, you can see that it was a lovely evening
(per view from our hotel room).
4.  PJr and I participated in Arizona Musicfest in late February (after taking last year off) - Carmina Burana - PJ still in throes of bad cough so has to miss out but several fans are able to attend, nice gathering afterward at Bootleggers.

MusicFest (courtesy NOC Instagram feed)





5.  PJ and I repeat last year's Tucson B&B weekend - really enjoy the southern AZ sights, the Tucson restaurants, the relaxed wandering.  Nice.

Just hanging around in downtown Tucson.


6.  PJ and I had a great trip to Virginia in mid-March to visit Kerry, Luis et al; some notes and photos are posted separately.

7.  Next-gen folks threw a really quite excellent 60th birthday party in late March for PJ and me at the end of March; some notes and photos are posted separately.

8.  Opening Day baseball courtesy POC.  Zack Greinke did not dominate. But we had a fine time.
POC shepherding Mark Grace onto the field for Opening Day introductions, as
shown on video board.  Opening Day, always fun.

Pregame preparation is essential.  EPG able to stay on just a few days after 60th weekend.























9.  CPG and I were in a performance of Honegger's King David with ASU Choral Union (and other groups) at the end of April; PJ and Dharma attended (once logistics were straightened out).  The work has a number of nice moments and we stopped for a bite afterward at the Parlor, a fine evening.

10.  PJ and I enjoyed a great trip up to San Francisco to visit Patrick; photos and notes are posted separately.

11.  Lovely Mother's Day (May 8) - NOC, CPG, PJr treat to brunch at Richardson's, then Dharma (with some assist from CPG) treats to excellent dinner at her apartment.

Richardson's brunch crew.

Beautiful evening for a walk - here we are at Steele Park.

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