We woke up to a day of rest. This
morning there was fog or some sort of low hanging clouds in and around
Carlsbad. Rumor has it, when the Southern
Californians notice the less than perfect weather, they all go outside with
hairdryers blowing to rid the skies of the foggish mist. Whether true or not,
by noon the sun was back in full force.
Having finished a healthy breakfast of cereal,
yogurt, fruit and muffins, Greg and I prepared for the next golf outing. After
picking up Bernie from next door, we headed to the Lake San Marcos Executive Golf Course, a
Par 58, 2,700 yard course that we had played when last in Carlsbad. I like the
course but the fact that I don’t remember any scores probably means that my
game was not on for the day. I do remember a seven on a par 3 and another
“gift” 7 on a Par 4. We finished in less than three hours and were back home by
2:00 or so.
In that it was mid-afternoon and
not to ruin our appetite for dinner we dined on cheese & crackers with
sides of fruit for a lite-lunch while watching what remained of the day’s NFL
games.
In that guests were coming to
dinner, Diane, and Greg I might add, busily prepped the house and kitchen for
the evening’s event. The aroma of tomatoes roasting permeated the kitchen,
offering a signal of good things to come.
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By 5:00 with the fireplace aglow, the first wine was poured, a red for me and a white for Greg. We also had an excellent smoked Halibut spread with crackers to munch on while watching the games.
Right on time at 5:30, neighbors
Darlene and Nik arrived. Greg and I had played golf with them on Friday. After
introductions we enjoyed a variety of appetizers including the Halibut spread
and spinach-kale cheese balls all served with wine, and a little more wine all
the while Diane was making the final dinner preparations.
Around 6:30 we moved into the dining room and found our seats around the candle lit table. For dinner Diane served a green salad, cheese ravioli with the roasted tomato sauce, French bread and of course more wine, all very nice and delicious. To top off the night, the homemade ice cream made a return visit, as good as ever, downed eagerly by all at the table. And if you’re wondering, yes I did enjoy the vegetarian dinner; not that I am ready to give up meat, but one non-meat meal in 65+ years is probably okay.
Well you know what happens after
a hearty meal and a few glasses, well bottles of wine; yep, the eyelids get
heavy and then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........
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