2023 December

Market and 24th building rises to its full height. Yvonne hosts luncheon for Jen and JC, Noah and Natasha. We visit James and Keith in SF, see their improvement, they cook dinner and we meet two of their friends, we tour the Filoli mansion and grounds and then Sweeney Ridge where the Portolà expedition first glimpsed San Francisco Bay in 1769, then a Diego Rivera mural at SFMOMA, a Waymo driverless cab ride to the Castro and a drag show brunch, a big hoilday party with James and Keith's Burner friends. In Ballard Christmas music with Alison, Tim and Cindy at Egan's Jame House. In Olympia lunch with NNM (&Tessa) &O and Jen. Sarah gives us a tour of her Glazer Photo work. Christmas Eve dinner with Jen, JC, Rosa, and Miriam. Yvonne makes lunch for Sylvia abd Gordon. Dave and Kathy have us over for dinner in Bellevue. We see Willie Wonka with Alison at Cinerama and the Christmas doings at Seattle Center. A New Years Eve walk at Discovery Park.