Gay Pride Mexico City

It was a complete surprise to find the Mexico City Gay Pride Parade happening a block from our condo!  6/25/2016

Saint Francis Graduation

Our neice Ana Valeria graduated from St. Francis and did an exceptional job in all her academics and in her extracurricular activities. We are so proud of her! 

Edith,  Ana,  Oscar & Ernestine 

Ana & Uncle Rob

Ana & Oscar

Ana & Gracie 

Anabel, Ernestine,  Ana Valeria & Oscar 

Mexico City 2016

A great week of adventures with wonderful friends! 6/20-29/2016

Eagle & Snake of the Mexican Flag

The flag of Mexico 

Temple Mayor 

Local nuns selling homemade goods

Mexico City National Post Office

Myself in the National Post Office next to a vintage mailbox 

Traveling is always outstanding with great friends!

Beautiful walking/running park in Mexico City 

Taking in a nice coffee

Home of Frida Khalho

Home of Leon Trotsky

Mexican Revolution Museum 

My beloved Setia

June 5, 2016 - So sad to say goodbye...



Yanca & Setia

She had multiple system failures.   Hips, kidneys, anemic, lungs, pneumonia.  She fought hard for the past 6 months and did well.  But the last few weeks just became too much.  She was almost 12 years old.

A very happy Setia!

Enjoying the sunshine at home on a beautiful day

Taking a nap with Layla

Coloma California

One of Isaac's favorite local destination spots! Summer 2015

John, isaac, Keith, Robert,  Virgilio,  Frankie,  Tom 

California Mexico Cruise

What a great time Isaac and I had with some amazing friends traveling down the California coast to Mexico. We departed out of the Embarcadero in San Francisco and under the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge.   Our day long stops included Santa Barbara,  Long Beach, San Diego  and Ensenada, Mexico. Great weather and great fun!

Virgillio, Carol, Janice, Frankie, Isaac, Tom, Rob

Isaac with his beautiful girlfriends!

Santa Barbara Home

Shopping in Ensenada Mexico

Mission Santa Barabara

Our Cruise Ship @ San Diego

San Diego

Tom & John - 2 wild and crazzzzy guys!

What happens on the ship stays on the ship

The Queen Mary - not me, the ship!

San Francisco Embarcadero and San Francisco Bay Bridge

Port of Long Beach Sunset

San Diego Arboretum Orchids

Late Night Movie Night on the Open Deck

Love this group!

WESTPEX 2016

This was my sixth year volunteering with WESTPEX and it was absolutely another great year! 

This year my neice Ana exhibited her "COLOR VARITIES OF THE MONARCHY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II. " she won a silver medal and won best youth!

I neded to be away from the show for a day this year as I had to head back to sacramento the principal interview for Keema high school.

Josh and I met up for breakfast on Sunday morning and had a good time catching up.  And of course I was able to spend some quality time with Tara and Johnny throughout the show.   Tara pice up a few pieces of US revenue material to add to her philatelic / ephemera collection.

At WESTPEX we had a nice meeting with the Eire Philatelic Society and very interesting time with the Revenue society.

I was lucky enough to pick up some great Irish diamond covers to add to my collection and hopefully begin working on an exhibit soon!