June, 2017 at Urban Home Blog

Here are our plans for the prideful month of June at Urban Home Blog:

• Honor solemn one year memorial of the Pulse Nightclub shootings. Renew personal commitments to justice and to community.
• Attend #RESIST march on Pride weekend.
• Attend Pridefest. Musts: community booths, art fair, photos.
• Spend post-Pride evening at The Abbey as everyone calms down.
• Host GLBT movie night. Screen The Boys in the Band and Torch Song. Serve martinis, quiche, arugula salad, and lemon cupcakes.
• Attend Negroni Week at Big Bar in Los Feliz.
• Ask gardener to test soil and roots of yard plantings to determine summer watering schedule.
• Regularly visit West Hollywood Farmer's Market to obtain seasonal best produce, including Swiss Chard, leeks, garlic, and berries.
• Schedule and play at least one tennis game a week.
• Visit new Ikea in Burbank to replenish tea lights, batteries, light bulbs, and cutting boards.
• Go through cleaning supplies. Safely dispose of outdated or underused items. Visit Koontz Hardware to replenish as indicated.
• Have air conditioners cleaned and serviced. Order replacement filters.
• Take John to dinner for his birthday at the steakhouse of his choice: The Smokehouse, Jar, or The Hitching Post.

Reading List: Party Monster, James St. James; The Collected Plays of Mart Crowley, Mart Crowley; City of Night, John Rechy

Listening List: Madonna, The Smiths, Swing Out Sister

June, 2016: Grief and Pride

June, 2013: From the Vault

June, 2012: Pride Month, City Parks, Urban Bar, Date Nut Bread, Cooking for One

June, 2011: Greenwich Village, Cocktail Parties, picnics

June, 2010: Gazpacho, Fruit Salad, Weeknight Dinner, Los Angeles Travelogue