Guys, after almost two years, I believe I can host a gathering again.
- Goals: fun, conversation
- Properties: private, informal
- Who: friends, interesting people
- Organizing: by invitation only
- Dress Code: smart casual, dressy casual, creative outfit
- Setup: inside, leave your shoes on
- Food and Drinks: if you want, bring your favorite drinks
We are going to celebrate the lift of the mask mandates on Saturday, February 19, at 6 PM.
- Goals: fun, conversation, play
- Properties: private, informal, recurrent
- What: please bring games and ideas, and make sure you have a drink you like and maybe snacks (more below)
- Why: we only have 5 games, so it would be nice to have more choices
- Who: friends, people who we like, a person who you would like to accompany you
- Place: Oceanside, California, Airport neighborhood, North of 76 and Benet or Foussat, on a hill behind a small river, the house is on the right, at the round end of the short destination street
- Parking: there is a big street light on the right side of the house, caution: in the garden, step only on the white stones
- Organizing: by invitation only, sent via text (SMS) or email, please tell me whether you are coming, and whether you want to bring someone, within 3 days, so I have a chance to invite other people in case of "no", who may live further away or are less familiar with the crowd, and please send me a note if you would like to attend and I have not messaged you for some reason
- Dress Code: smart casual, dressy casual, creative outfit
- Setup: inside, one large room, leave your shoes on, hard floor, open windows for air circulation, big table with 12 soft chairs, coffee table with 8 soft armchairs (neck support), guest bathroom in front of the main entry diagonally to the left (North), the first door in the opposite to the kitchen direction
- Food and Drinks: please bring drinks and snacks you would enjoy, easy to handle and share, we will have simple refreshments
- Food Arrangement: Swedish style, pick and pour your drink, select your food yourself, take as much as you like, take your drink and plate to your seat
- Dishes: open kitchen near the big table - please find what you need, all silverware is in a big drawer to the right of the refrigerator, all glasses and plates are in a glass shelf by the bigger kitchen window, to the right - drinking glasses, standard wine (24), highball (12), tea (9) and smaller coffee (9) glass cups, to the left - white porcelain plates and small bowls, bigger glass bowls (4), serving plates (5)
For this month we have settled on Saturday, December 11, at 5 PM.
- Goals: fun, conversation, play
- Properties: private, informal, recurrent
- What: please bring games and ideas, and make sure you have a drink you like and maybe snacks (more below)
- Why: we only have 5 games, so it would be nice to have more choices
- Who: friends, people who we like, a person who you would like to accompany you
- Place: Oceanside, California, Airport neighborhood, North of 76 and Benet or Foussat, on a hill behind a small river, the house is on the right, at the round end of the short destination street
- Parking: there is a big street light on the right side of the house, caution: in the garden, step only on the white stones
- Organizing: by invitation only, sent via text (SMS) or email, please tell me whether you are coming, and whether you want to bring someone, within 3 days, so I have a chance to invite other people in case of "no", who may live further away or are less familiar with the crowd, and please send me a note if you would like to attend and I have not messaged you for some reason
- Dress Code: smart casual, dressy casual, creative outfit
- Setup: inside, one large room, leave your shoes on, hard floor, open windows for air circulation, big table with 12 soft chairs, coffee table with 8 soft armchairs (neck support), guest bathroom in front of the main entry diagonally to the left (North), the first door in the opposite to the kitchen direction
- Food and Drinks: please bring drinks and snacks you would enjoy, easy to handle and share, we will have simple refreshments
- Food Arrangement: Swedish style, pick and pour your drink, select your food yourself, take as much as you like, take your drink and plate to your seat
- Dishes: open kitchen near the big table - please find what you need, all silverware is in a big drawer to the right of the refrigerator, all glasses and plates are in a glass shelf by the bigger kitchen window, to the right - drinking glasses, standard wine (24), highball (12), tea (9) and smaller coffee (9) glass cups, to the left - white porcelain plates and small bowls, bigger glass bowls (4), serving plates (5)
Guys, this month we have only one Saturday free for a game night, please come over on Saturday, November 13th, at 5 PM.
- Goals: fun, play
- Properties: private, informal, recurrent
- What: please bring games you know and like
- Why: we only have 5 board games and a few conversational games, so it would be nice to have more to choose from
- Who: friends, people who we like, a person who you would like to accompany you
- Place: Oceanside, California, Airport neighborhood, North of 76 and Benet or Foussat, on a hill behind a small river, the house is on the right, at the round end of the short destination street
- Parking: there is a big street light on the right side of the house, caution: in the garden, step only on the white stones
- Organizing: by invitation only, please tell me whether you are coming, within 3 days, and please send me a note if you would like to attend and I have not messaged you for some reason
- Dress Code: simplicity is welcome, smart casual, dressy casual
- Setup: one large room, leave your shoes on, hard floor, open windows for air circulation, big table with 12 soft chairs, coffee table with 8 soft armchairs (neck support), guest bathroom in front of the main entry diagonally to the left (North)
- Food and Drinks: please bring drinks and snacks you would enjoy, easy to handle and share, we will have simple refreshments
- Food Arrangement: Swedish style, pick and pour your drink, select your food yourself, take as much as you like, take your drink and plate to your seat
- Dishes: open kitchen near the big table - please find what you need, all silverware is in a big drawer to the right of the refrigerator, all glasses and plates are in a glass shelf by the bigger kitchen window, to the right - drinking glasses, standard wine (24), highball (12), tea (9) and smaller coffee (9) glass cups, to the left - white porcelain plates and small bowls
Let's get together again for games and fun conversation: Oceanside, Friday 15th (fifteenth) after 5 (five).
- Title: Game Night in Oceanside
- Description: we'll sit together at one or two tables and play games
- Goals: fun, play
- Properties: private, informal, recurrent
- What: please bring games and ideas
- Why: we only have 4 board games, so more good ones would be nice
- Who: friends, people who we like, a person who you would like to accompany you
- Place: Oceanside, California, Airport neighborhood, North of 76 and Benet or Foussat, on a hill behind a small river, the house is on the right, at the round end of the short destination street
- Organizing: by invitation only, please tell me whether you are coming, and please send me a note if you would like to attend and I have not messaged you for some reason
- Dress Code: simplicity is welcome, smart casual, dressy casual, creative outfit
- Setup: one large room, leave your shoes on, big table with 12 soft chairs, coffee table with 8 soft armchairs (neck support), guest bathroom in front of the main entry diagonally to the left (North)
- Food and Drinks: if you want, bring your favorite drinks, ready to serve, easy to handle and share
- Food Arrangement: pick and pour your drink, select your food yourself
- Dishes: open kitchen near the big table - please find what you need, all silverware is in a big drawer to the right of the refrigerator, to the right - drinking glasses, standard wine (24), highball (12), tea (9) and smaller coffee (9) glass cups, to the left - white porcelain plates and small bowls
Let's get together for games and fun conversation.
- Description: we'll sit together and play games, starting with two that include everyone, and then we might split into smaller groups
- Goals: fun, play
- Properties: private, informal, recurrent
- What: bring games and ideas
- Why: we only have 4 board games, so more good ones would be appreciated
- Who: friends, people who we like, a person who you would like to accompany you
- Place: Oceanside, California, Airport neighborhood, North of 76 and Benet or Foussat, on a hill behind a small river, the house is on the right, at the round end of the short destination street
- Organizing: by invitation only, please tell me whether you are coming, and please send me a note if you would like to attend and I have not messaged you for some reason
- Dress Code: simplicity is welcome, smart casual, dressy casual, creative outfit
- Setup: one large room, big table with 12 soft chairs, coffee table with 8 soft armchairs (neck support), guest bathroom in front of the main entry diagonally to the left (North), the first door in the opposite to the kitchen direction
- Food and Drinks: if you want, bring your favorite drinks, ready to serve, easy to handle and share
- Food Arrangement: Swedish style, cold buffet, one counter for all refreshments, finger food, pick and pour your drink, select your food yourself, take as much as you like, take your drink and plate to your seat
- Dishes: open kitchen near the big table - please find what you need, all silverware is in a big drawer to the right of the refrigerator, to the right - drinking glasses, standard wine (24), highball (12), tea (9) and smaller coffee (9) glass cups, to the left - white porcelain plates and small bowls
Let's have a good time sharing a meal of fresh fruit. In 2018, I started hosting fruit potlucks, fruitlucks, on second Sundays. In 2020, we planned to meet every first Friday at five (5) pm, but we had only two before the pandemic. In 2022, I decided not to continue. Thank you all!
- Title: Fruit Potluck in Oceanside
- Description: An environmentally-friendly and healthful semi-formal food event in North County San Diego, Southern California.
- Goals: fun, communication
- Properties: private, informal, recurrent
- What: Bring a dish of fruit - fresh, clean, and ready to serve, your favorite or seasonal.
- Why: To appreciate the importance of environmentally-friendly, ethical, and hopefully healthy foods.
- Who: fruitarians, vegans, vegetarians, interesting people, a person who you would like to accompany you
- Place: Oceanside, California, Airport neighborhood, North of 76 and Benet or Foussat, on a hill behind a small river, the house is on the right, at the round end of the short destination street
- Parking: there is a big street light on the right side of the house, caution: in the garden, step only on the white stones
- Organizing: by invitation only, please tell me whether you are coming, and whether you want to bring someone, within 3 days, and please send me a note if you would like to attend and I have not messaged you for some reason
- Dress Code: simplicity is welcome, smart casual
- Setup: one large room, leave your shoes on, hard floor, 28 persons capacity with soft seating, guest bathroom in front of the main entry diagonally to the left (North), the first door in the opposite to the kitchen direction
- Food and Drinks: please bring drinks and snacks you would enjoy, strictly vegan
- Food Arrangement: Swedish style, one counter for all refreshments, pick and pour your drink, select your food yourself, take as much as you like, take your drink and plate to your seat
- Dishes: open kitchen near the big table - please find what you need, all silverware is in a big drawer to the right of the refrigerator, all glasses and plates are in a glass shelf by the bigger kitchen window, to the right - drinking glasses, standard wine (24), highball (12), tea (9) and smaller coffee (9) glass cups, to the left - white porcelain plates and small bowls, bigger glass bowls (4), serving plates (5)
For a few months, I hosted vegan potlucks before moving on to fresh fruitlucks because I got tired from dishes :)
When I moved back to the San Diego area, I became the president of an educational non-profit for two years, The Humanist Fellowship, and hosted meetings with the board and members.
When we moved from Orange County to North San Diego County, we did not have furniture first, but with the first pieces, we started celebrating and playing games with many new friends.