A Lovely Birthday:

Wow, what a lovely birthday! Suzan and I went to brunch at Miss Millie’s then took a walk in the crisp fog of a summer Sunday in San Francisco. She then left for the Stern Grove concert series with her sister while I drove down to San Jose to take in California Extreme, 300 classic video games in one room. Two hours of playing the Journey video game suited me just fine so I split for home and cleaned up the house until Suzan got home.

Our guests arrived at 7 and we spent the better part of the night eating chinese food and cake, playing Cluesome and enjoying each other’s company. Since I hadn’t seen most of them at all this summer, that last part was especially sweet.

My friend Leslie made lemon bars, the last of which I just ate. I want that taste to stay with me a while.

• Category: Friends & Family