We were on the road again!
The morning was fantastic, and we could see 100 miles. There was not a cloud in the sky, and the temperature was forecasted to be 80 degrees. We had a tiny breakfast and prepared to depart for the Elks at 11:30 am for their annual Christmas Boutique.
Amen!!
We drove leisurely to the Lodge, and the parking lot was packed! Oh My, this activity is becoming more popular every year.
We stumbled upon Robin and Bob, who must have used a time machine to beat us here! We found Robin’s hair comb, which she had had for thirty years. She left it at our place last Thursday, so we brought it today!
Checkout the details from the boutique in our webpage.
We met Robin and Bob at the Lodge!
We had a glass of wine before shopping just to loosen up!
I heard someone say, “The witch and the warlock are kissing again? They should get a broom!”
We are ready to go boutiquing!
Wall-to-wall people and booths (not booze!). We went up and down each aisle examining the wares, some of which were quite clever!!
The house was packed!
The girls found matching scarves, and they came home with us, the girls, and the scarves.
The Bobbsey Twins
My job is bag carrier. Notice the precise balance between bags and booze; it’s an acquired capability of which I am a grand master.
By the way, look at the shirt. It is a new acquisition from the OC Fair this summer—a High Seas Trading Company special!
I was left holding the bag!
When we stand together, it looks like someone’s paint pallette gone wild. We are psychedelically challenged. We did get a lot of comments from the passersby.
Correction! BAGS!
After an hour of serious shopping, we were tired and had to sit down and quench our thirst. We have been sipping on this one glass of wine all afternoon long.
The kids are off to Disneyland for the rest of the afternoon, and we are going to Benji’s for lunch before they close.
We had a glass of vino before departing.
I told Mary, “Grab your broomstick so we can make a clean getaway.”
We left the lodge around 2:00 p.m. and headed to Benji’s in Tustin, a few miles away. We sat in the bar, and I took a selfie of us.
I have NO IDEA what Dr. Mary is doing because I was concentrating on getting the two of us in the frame. She mumbled, “Ghouls just want to have fun”
This picture reminds me of Romeo and Ghouliet.
It is safer NOT to ask!!
I ordered a small pastrami sandwich, and they overachieved. One-half of this puppy went to Jeff, our dear neighbor. Mary had the chicken noodle soup with a matsaball, otherwise known as Jewish Penicillin!
Here are some fun facts about pastrami:
Origin: Pastrami originated in the Ottoman Empire as a jerky-like meat called pastirma. The name “pastrami” likely comes from the Romanian verb a p?stra, which means “to preserve” or “to keep”.
Immigration: Romanian immigrants brought the recipe to the United States in the late 19th century. They originally used goose breast, but switched to beef brisket because it was cheaper.
First pastrami sandwich: Sussman Volk, a Lithuanian immigrant and kosher butcher in New York, is credited with making the first pastrami sandwich in the United States in 1887.
Pastrami cuts: Pastrami is typically made from point brisket, which has more marbling and fat than the leaner flat brisket used for corned beef. Other cuts that can be used for pastrami include deckle, which is a lean shoulder cut, and navel, which is a juicier cut from the plate.
Pastrami color: Pastrami gets its distinctive pink color from being cured in a saltwater brine that includes spices. Red pastrami, also known as New England style pastrami, is rubbed with additional spices like coriander and paprika, and has a shorter cooking time.
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day: January 14th is National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day.
Oh My!! Half went to Jeff (along with a Rootbeer Float)!
Upon returning home, we delivered lunch to Jeff and then napped until almost 6:00 p.m. We had to get up, or we would not have slept all night.
We watched “Diamonds Are Forever.” Summary: Diamonds Are Forever is a 1971 spy film and the seventh film in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sixth and final Eon film to star Sean Connery, who returned to the role as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, having declined to reprise the role in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969).
The film is based on Ian Fleming’s 1956 novel of the same name and is the second of four James Bond films directed by Guy Hamilton. The story involves Bond impersonating a diamond smuggler to infiltrate a smuggling ring and soon uncovering a plot by his old enemy, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, to use the diamonds to build a space-based laser weapon. Bond has to battle his enemy one last time to stop the smuggling and Blofeld’s plan to destroy Washington, D.C., and extort the world with nuclear supremacy.
Then we watched “You Only Live Twice”. James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.
At 11:00 pm, we declared victory and went to bed! It’s been a great day!!
