Not ALL food will necessarily be high-carb, but I expect there to be a significant amount of it. At least two of the people will be high-carbers though! And all food will be vegan at the very least.

Summer will officially get under way during this party! Plus it’s Daniel’s birthday, Omkari’s is the day afterward, and Steve’s is a couple days beforehand. So it’s a solstice AND birthday party!

Again, hard to tell what the weather will be like that far into the future (as of this writing). It will likely be amenable, in which case we’ll be outside in the back yard/deck like most other times. If not, we should still have enough room inside.

* FOOD

– Any food you bring, if it’s raw and/or organic, that’s extra nice! But please make sure it’s at least vegan, i.e. free of any/all animal products–e.g. red meat, poultry, marine animals, dairy (milk, butter, cheese, cream, ice cream, yogurt, whey, casein, etc.), eggs, gelatin, bee products (honey, pollen).

– You don’t have to be vegan yourself, just the food! Please be careful about that. I will be making sure of this by removing from reach anything we don’t want someone to eat accidentally!

– It doesn’t have to be fancy food either (plain fruit or salad/greens is welcome), although extra food prep efforts are always appreciated!

– When feasible please do include a complete list of ingredients for those of us concerned about specifics.

– Even if you run out of time, don’t know what to bring, etc., it’s quite alright to come empty-handed! There will be enough for everyone from those who WILL provide food, that we’d rather enjoy your company than miss out on the gift of your presence/time, please!

– No need for plates, cups, utensils–I have plenty of all those here.

* INVITES

Anyone you want invited, let me know and I will most likely pass it along. But do get my assent before spreading the word, please and thank you.

* PARKING

– It’s been working well, so let’s keep doing it this way: Please parallel park along the left/west side of the gravel driveway which branches to your left as you drive in.

– If that fills up, one “lane” of parked cars can fit on the left half of the paved driveway also (straight ahead as you drive in), up to the garage door. Again, just parallel park with the other cars.

– Wherever you park, just make room for others parked ahead of and behind you to get around you if they decide to leave before you.

– It’s best to park back end in first, as it’s harder to see going backwards when it gets dark. If you’re leaving driving forward, your headlights give you a lot of light to see in the dark.

– Carpooling is cool…please offer or ask for rides in the comments section.

* TIMES

Note that the start time is later than other recent times! Feel free to arrive whenever works best for you, as long as it’s ONLY ON TIME OR LATER than the start time, please! As we all know, better late than never! There’s no real predetermined end time either (I just chose 11PM because Meetup makes you choose something), it just depends how long people want to stay. Playing that by ear has worked best.