Cold Night, Warm Fire

We sketched at The Pub on Solano Avenue in Albany, a combination neighborhood bar and tobacco shop.  They pride themselves on not having a website--and on encouraging patrons to talk with one another around the fireplace over beer or coffee or wine.  

They've been there since 1983, and I've passed by countless times, noticing customers sitting outside on the elevated deck under umbrellas, but I'd never been inside.  Another benefit of being part of this sketching group!