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In the morning, we went out and trimmed about 1/10th of the summer garden, leaving the remains on the walkway for Carlos to remove tomorrow. After the heart ablation operation, I was amazed at how much energy I had. We worked for two hours, and I was not out of breath the entire time!
At 10:00 am, we headed to the house to get ready for our weekly luncheon at the ledge with the gang. Today, we had the gang, including Iris & Will, Bill Capps, and his brother-in-law, Danny. We also had the Ashs, Sue, George, and Bob Zaitz! It was a full house!
Girls’ Night Out at the Elks
After the luncheon, we went home to prepare for another meal. So much for my desire to go below 190 pounds!
When we visited the Farmhouse and Roger’s Gardens last week, we found out about a joint Farmhouse/Verde event, and of course, we instantly got tickets for four. Verde is in Costa Mesa.
Located on Irvine Blvd near the beach!
We knew we were in for a delightful meal when the first of the five courses came out! Bruschetta without the bread AND the tomatoes were fresh!
Dinner at Verde/Farmhouse in Costa Mesa
Anthony popped by for a quick visit. Anthony had two “Becky’s Good Hair Day” drinks in his hand. The drink was named after Becky, Mary’s daughter.
Anthony was happy to see us.
Goodness, what an adventure. The corn was cut into quarters lengthwise and grilled to perfection! The cabbage was so sweet we could have stopped right there and declared success!
The food was fantastic!
Someone really liked the corn!
Bill liked the corn.
We could not wait for the next fish to be served, and each course was another adventure in dining.
I thought to myself, “I’m on a 30-day diet. So far, I’ve lost 15 days.”
We had a great time.
Sandee and Bill had a good time. One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.
All had a wonderful evening!
I suddenly remembered Rodney Dangerfield’s thoughts about his wife’s cooking! I am so happy that Mary is a gourmet chef!
Mary lights up my life!
Mary makes the surrounding colors go bland!
We all went home with full tummies and fond memories.
