At Long Last Blog

Jeez, how did it get to be Thursday already? The weekend seems like it was yesterday. Maybe its been the fact that I had one of the best weekends of my life this past. Not only did David spend the entire weekend but we also entertained my best friend Todd and his partner, Jayson who were down for a much overdue visit from Seattle. Four gay men and a psycho kitty in a medium sized one bedroom, one bath apartment should be grounds for disaster but it was hardly the case. The entire weekend was easy, fun, and surprisingly relaxing.

( Boyfriend Babble )

On Saturday, we took a trip down to Filoli, a huge manor house and extensive gardens an easy 30 mile drive south of San Francisco. The house, built in 1917, typifies the gracious living style of the rich in that era. Yet, surprisingly, the house is also quite plain and would never be confused with the much grander and more extensive San Simeon. Maybe you need an architect/girlfriend/mistress on your staff...

The gardens are simply spectacular. Tulip gardens, rose gardens, reflecting ponds, a bowling green, a swimming pool, a daisy meadow, on and on. The weather was perfect, the crowds, while large, were never obtrusive. If I can ever learn how to post pictures to my journal, I'll put up a few. And I gather that the gardens are maintained by a huge, mostly volunteer staff. Great work and well worth the trip.

Everyone left (except psycho kitty) on Monday leaving my home and my heart full of good memories, yet a trifle empty.