Summer 2002
Saturday July 13, 2002

It was a gorgious 30 degree Saturday; perfect for a bbq potluck dinner in my book. Nothing like spending time on a hot day with great food, friends, and music. This year I opted for some relaxing jazzy, lounge-type tunes to accompany the evening... and since I didn't have anyone bring dessert, we all went to Demetrés afterwards, which pretty much filled my daily sugar quota with the first bite of that chocolate crêpe thingy.

Soundtrack to this year's BBQ:
Norah Jones / Come Away With Me
Various Jazz Artists / The Cool Sound of a Hot Summer

Ken figures out what to do with those sausages while Anthea artistically writes peoples names on the cups.

Anthea determined to fix Taku's miserable attempt at writing his own name on the cup.

"Can this be my cup? Where's my cup? Who stole my cup!"

Anthea looks from afar as she has her man do the dirty work.

Hmm... what happened to these sausages? Did someone try to pre-cook these sausages and do a bad job at it?

My portch with the empty plates just waiting to be filled with all those sausages.

Ken happily drinking away that mysterious concotion that Taku brewed up.

Anthea serving herself at the Taco Stand.

A closeup of what's left of the sausages after the vultures took the rest away.

Feeling jealous of Anthea's hat, Ken pretends to have his own hat. Little did he know it was filled with holes.

Cathy munching away on those sausages... and chicken of course! Who can forget those chickens!

May and Jonathan laughing at... well, something!

Anthea gazing at the sunset. Gee, that right elbow looks like it hurts a lot.

Smile! How could we not with this much food in front of us!

May with a mouthfull of food shys away from the camera while Jonathan tries to hold his food down.

Anthea analyzes the tongs while Cathy digs deep for some more sausages... or chicken, or both!

With fully inspected tongs at hand, Anthea pretends to cook some corn on the grill while Cathy smiles for the camera.

Mmm... everybody loves those peaches'n cream corn!

Ken ponders on the thought of how much he ate while Anthea sips her drink and cathy eats away at her cob.

Hey... who's that in the background!?

Jonathan doing what he does best... taking candid shots of little yellow birds.

"This way to the little yellow birds, folks!"

Coincidentally the auditions for Toyota's next commercial were held at my BBQ this year.

"Is that grass I see down there?"

Being left out of the hat club, Jonathan tries on his new hat.

May and Taku bring out the frosty drinks and ice cubes!