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The equinox is on hand, and busy times indeed.  A glimpse into the events that helped Summers’ last moments along:

Captain Cat enjoying the new Circle Game furniture configuration

He hung with Blim and I during most of the Seated rounds

One random day BMF made it over for a couple hours of pacing

The lobster pizza

Me catching the lobster that would be converted to pizza

BMF hosted another Circle Pool

BMF expressing powerful things

At the salon

Let’s all pray for a healthy and wealthy 2018-19 Season!

E Saturday XXXIV is coming up!

Who’ll take the Haverhast???

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“Ah Faustus, now thou hast but one bare hour to live, and then, be damned: perpetually.”

It’s been 23 years. Perhaps in the next couple we should revisit:

Then, in another 25 years, again: for a proper study.

Up for a limited time:

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So, here it is. Late Summer.  Today we had a really fantastic Circle.

We began by making the curry.  A plant-based delight that we began the day before:

I don’t have proper naan making apparati, so I opted for popover manufacture this morning:

The new furniture:

Trying the new furniture with the Circle:

Joined by Captain Cat, Beachmont Frank, and Bob, we began:

Triptych the first:

Triptych the second:

Triptych the third:

Frank’s popover:

Captain Cat and the danse round:

damn good times.

Here is what we played:

Pretty nice, right?

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Seven years later I returned to Jacksonville. The weekend also included time in St Augustine. I didn’t make a sequel to my “Free Bird” film, but there is this documentation. (Which features my second time paying respects to the Late Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson and Ronnie Vant Zant.

If interested:

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Finally got to see Drab Majesty, so good:

At some point Frank “disappeared”

Another High Summer High Light, Brother Jerome, BMF and I at the Circle:

Marisa joined and added the final song to the playlist, then we hit the OLG:

What we played:

Pretty nice, right?

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It’s true, it hath arrived.

Upon returning from my second sabbatical of the summer, this time from le sud du France (which we’ll cover next episode), we hosted two back to back events.  The first being The Pied Piper Pot Luck.  Due to weather the traditional cook out was moved in to The New Great Hall by the Sea.  Whenever July 22 lands on a Sunday the Host reads the Robert Browning Version to the assembly, and feast.  Many signed up, many couldn’t make it, but a perfect collection of folks did join.  Here are some of the images, beginning with the lamb coconut curry creation:

I wish there were more food photographs.  There was a lovely Kale Salad, Philipino Adobo fowl, breast of canard, spice drops, etc.  Here are some of the famous deviled quail eggs (a work in miniature):

The First Triptych:

Captain Cat was of great assistance during the read:

Those assembled for the reading:

Tech Support even managed to capture the finalé:

The aftermath:

The host and latecomer:

The Captain at the party:

more aftermath “candids”:

final triptych:

one last image:

After a harrowing evening (and some Tech Support – who spent the night) we hosted a Circle celebrating Beachmont Franks Birthday.

The Captain, posing for the ladies:

The Cake moments:

Game intensity:

Catering by OLG.  Exquisite:

Here is what we played:

Pretty nice, right?

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A smaller than usual event, especially with Janice not attending due to an inability to leave an NCIS marathon.

The photographs:

Off to France Monday. I return on the 19th. Join us on the 22nd for the Pied Piper Event and the start of High Summer.

On the 23rd we hope to host a bday Circle for Frank.

Cake included.

Register today!

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July 4 we hold our annual summer wrap/end of summer event. Subscription is looking lower than usual, which means it’ll be the best event to date. Do consider the Pied Piper Event on the 22nd. I leave for France in the 9th and return on the 19th.

Keep at it!

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Yesterday we celebrated the first Pool Circle of the season. Participants added 70 minutes of material each, then, set to shuffle, we enjoyed a “pace in the pool”. BMF provided the venue and housemade catering. Here is what the day looked like:

Here is the list of tracks. Not in the order played – only the Gods of Random Shuffling will ever know.

Pretty nice, right?

Meanwhile, the ever fragile roses of The Garden at Fire Plaza begin another season:

I’ll be away until the 27th.

Free cat at dawn:

Live “art”, beet and table cloth:

a rare one of Calliope and Captain Cat;

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Wow.

The power of a four person circle is un-matched.

New participant Bob returned for his first “Official” Circle.  We were joined by Beachmont Frank and Visitor Blim.  However, before the music started, we had a remarkable culinary experience with the debut of the Emerald Salad Mold (a recipe from a book published in 1958):

Then we settled in to two full circles.

The Official triptych:

Of course, we were under the watchful gaze of Captain Cat:

What was played:

Pretty nice, right?

Note, the final track, “Echoes” was live from Boston in 1975 and played whilst the catering of lamb coconut curry was consumed.

It’ll be a few weeks before the next Monday Circle.  However, do consider seeing Franks rock act next Monday at O’Briens in Allston.

Also, be at the ready for a few potential Sunday evening Circles this Summer.

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