I just want to thank everyone who came out for my birthday barbecue! Although all week the weather reports said rain, it was a gorgeous sunny day. And a big shout out to Spence for travelling all the way on the subway from Brighton Beach to the Bronx! That is true friendship! I made a pitcher of cosmos as my friend Fred suggests in his Fred’s At the Bar series. Two of those and I was really high flying.

There were three generations all getting along brillantly, Jess nearly ran over a tree, sibling rivalries, fake tattoos, glorious chicken burgers, and even the neighbors came by. And now I have tons of alcohol left. So I have to have another party!