On Saturday I headed south to Sam’s place.  Even though it was her birthday she ended up cooking for us.  But I certainly can’t complain when the meal looks like this lobster thermidor (and no, that isn’t a small plate – that’s a big lobster tail):

After dinner we went to the Hive for the opening of the May show.  My piece was on the wall opposite the musical acts for the evening.  As far as I know none of my friends showed up.  I suspect this was due to the fact that entry will be free on the Art Walk and on Saturday it was $8 a head.  I was dismayed to find that my sticker (the little sticker with artist info) was under another artist’s work and I had to switch them.  I hope the one that was under mine was the only swap…

Sunday we went to Marina Del Rey.  I shouldn’t give this away – but there is a secret avenue with free (and usually plentiful) street parking one block north of the canal and exactly halfway between the pier to the north and the inlet to the marina in the south.  The walk from the parking isn’t even a bad walk since the neighborhood is full of multi-million dollar homes with common gardens between them – and gardens facing the canal.  And then once you walk out on the beach you see this sight, as this is where the boats slowly slip under the sun and into the marina.