We went to a rum party at Doug’s last night. The food theme was New Orleans, so I made my famous muffuletta for the occasion. Apparently it was a hit because it didn’t last long. I made an extra one for us, so we’ll be enjoying that for the next …
June 5: To celebrate my birthday yesterday, Brian made me a delicious dinner of salt-crusted herbed cornish game hens, gratin dauphinois, and pan-roasted asparagus. I also received a new bird bath for my garden. And, speaking of birds, the rock pigeon has descended and taken over our bird feeding area. …
This evening we did our first entertaining of the summer. So you all can thank me for this evening’s rain. Luckily, it stopped right before our party started, so it didn’t ruin the evening for us. And, as a bonus, I didn’t have to water the plants today. Our friend …
Today started off by heading to Virginia wine country at 9am with our parents. We drove to the Leesburg area and hit Tarara Winery first. We did a tasting there and then had a picnic lunch on their deck while enjoying the entertainment they had for the day. Brian and …
It was a blowout tonight at the War Memorial Arena. The Chiefs showed up and played some hockey. Judy was kind enough to use some of her unused tickets to get us free seats (thanks again!) and we met her there this evening to watch the game. Jake was being …