Sometimes it is nice to have a simple day. Initially the plans involved going to see an outdoor production of Hamlet with a friend that traveled from Pittsburgh. At close to the last minute we learned that the tickets were $36 a piece and the play took place come rain or shine. The sun predicted for the day morphed into a thunder storm. And we discovered that the play was located by a lagoon. This was a very negative factor. Point of interest about me in the summer time: Mosquitoes love, crave, destroy my skin. With that excursion dismissed, we planned for dinner and a movie in an air conditioned theater sans mosquitoes. After going grocery shopping for the details of the meal we actually made a small dinner. Yep, I turned the oven on and everything. The meal:- Fresh squeezed lemonade
- Presbyterian Chicken (a family favorite comfort food for 20 years or more)
- Red seedless grapes
- Corn
- and Blueberry Crisp for dessert (and a little as an appetizer...we had too! It smelled so yummy.)
We made the table look lovely by including the new up-cycled napkins. To add to the social feel of the evening my sister came to visit. The conversations were so pleasant. The time ticked away. Before we knew it it was very late. The movie times had come and gone. It was just lovely to be able to have an evening to share stories, ideas, and a little art. Maybe this autumn we will plan an even bigger social dinner... Bonus: my sister did the dishes!
2 comments:
I long for an day like that, in all the business of life. The blueberry crisp sounded heavenly... I may have to head to the grocery store for some blueberries!!!
That is right I did the dishes.... and it wasn't even Tuesday. Look at me stepping outside the box.
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