We decided to take it easy today, so we worked in the garden for an hour, filling up the last of the 100-gallon trash cans. Then, it was time to zip into the shower and get ready to get our hair done. We drove to Huntington Beach, where Mary gets a two-hour treatment, and I dropped my hair off at the dry cleaners next door.
Dang!
We went VFR (Very Fast Run) from the hair salon to the Elks Lodge for Girls’ Night Out. We had a rousing lunch, complete with a glass of wine, and swapped the latest gossip with the gang. George, Bob, Will, Iris, Mary, and I were teasing each other unmercifully. If there were an award for the most creative gossip, our group would win it every time!
I got this timeless masterpiece via my iPhone three years ago when Mary was still ruling the office. Bob, Colleen, Robin, and I embarked on a sacred quest for wine in Temecula, and lo and behold, we were caught red-handed goofing off! Classic Bob and me, always ready for a good time.
Notice our wine shirts!!
While Mary was catching up on her beauty sleep in the car, I heroically set out to tackle the crucial mission of restocking our wine supply at Trader Joe’s. I bravely fought my way through the aisles, dodging the hordes of other Two Buck Chuck enthusiasts, and emerged victorious with our precious cargo.
But the adventure didn’t end there – I valiantly rushed to Ralph’s to rescue us from the horror of running out of coffee. I emerged triumphantly, with our caffeine supply secured and our household crisis averted. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it!
Upon arriving home, Mary decided it was time for apple sauce as we had a bag of apples from George’s tree and a bag of Granny Smiths we bought last week! We watched TV, and I peeled the apples while Mary removed the beans from the dried string beans!
Yummy!!!
Upon seeing those beautiful apple peels, I decided to make something from them! Mary made a cinnamon/sugar mixture in a bowl, and we dropped and dragged the peels through the mixture onto a baking sheet, then went with great fanfare. Three hours after baking in a 225-degree oven, we had delicious apple peel crisps!
Crisp and delicious!
While they were cooking, I cooked that last of the filet mignon from the party while Mary prepared some borscht and sour cream; we had a great meal made better by the smell of homemade applesauce cooking on the stove.
Being at home with my special someone, cooking together in the kitchen, and watching a classic movie is the most beautiful feeling. We enjoy each other’s company, sharing laughter, teasing, and creating beautiful memories together. Life is truly a blessing!
The movie was “The Queen Bees” and it was terrific. Temporarily forced to stay in a retirement community, a headstrong woman navigates mean cliques, high-stakes bridge games, and new relationships.
We stayed up until 11:00 pm because the calendar revealed we had nothing going on until Friday night!
