California: Visiting Friends

So far I've written a lot about all the fun activities and places in California, and not so much about the people I visited there  San Fran has been full of friends.  I stayed with my brother Chuck, with my college friends Tom and Kate, and later with some of Chuck's friends.  I guess you could say that I was spreading out the mooching so no one was overly burdened... 

The first weekend I arrived was the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, and Erin and Jim flew out from Colorado (covering in three hours the distance that took me three days in my car).  With them and Tom and Kate and our friend Lisa who came by for a day later in the week, and very brief appearance of Bailey, it was almost a mini Dorthwoth reunion!  Greenmen Unite!   Of course, I forgot to take pictures of everyone, but here's a few:

I also got to spend one evening with my former housemate Nadia, and was treated to a tour of the fruit trees and vegetable gardens she and her husband have planted.  I must admit that I am a little jealous of their homeowner status and the freedom that gives them to improve the place to suit them.  They definitely have made improvements! 

On the family side I spent a lot of time with Chuck, plus a weekend in Tahoe with both Chuck and Joe, and had an unexpected evening with my cousin's husband Daniel.  Not too shabby for a two-week pit-stop!