Oh yes, another note of

Oh yes, another note of business. One of our beloved Franciscan priests is being assigned out of state. It so happened that the best time to throw him a party was around the time of the San Fermin party, so I decided to combine the two. The San Fermin/farewell to Fr. Francisco party will be Saturday, July 5th. I will be cooking up food from every country that has a significant role in bullfighting: Spain, Portugal, Basque, Provence, Mexico, Peru, California, etc. Fr. Francisco asked, "what about Minoan?" Well, it is a bit of a stretch, but it gives me an excuse to grill lamb, so we will have that, too. It is basically a barbecue (with paella, gaspacho, sangria and other goodies) that starts in the afternoon and goes into the night. All of St. Blog's is invited, so come one, come all. Every year I threaten to put on bullfight videos, but the closest we get is playing some records of bullfight music. If you are going to come to Oakland from out of town, please let me know so that we can make sure you have a place to stay. Some years we just go wall to wall sleeping bag in the living room, but if there are too many, I may have to negotiate with some friends. If the weather is warm, we can pitch tents in the backyard! I guess we can do that in foul weather as well, though.

Alicia, if this works into you schedule that would be great, but if not, let me know when you will be in town and we will have a smaller dinner party for y'all.