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Cats and a candlelight dinner
My MIL took the kids so that Fred and I could have dinner and go to a
concert last night. Yeah! I visited the cheese monger and got some gourmet cheese, crackers, and a sour cherry lemon compote that was spectacular with the goat cheese. Yum. We had other nibblies and Fred enjoyed a nice glass of wine (I miss my wine). Both boys were intrigued by the set up but completely repelled by the candles. Both lept onto the table, bent over to sniff, got a whiff of hot air and retreated from the tabletop. For quite some time, Fred and I sat accross from each other and had Otis stationed at one end of the table and Chester on the other. They were sitting on the chairs, with their heads coming up just above the tabletop looking like invited guests! We didn't really need chaperones (too late for that) but their company was enjoyed in any event :-) Susan M Otis and Chester |
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Cats and a candlelight dinner
Susan M wrote:
My MIL took the kids so that Fred and I could have dinner and go to a concert last night. Yeah! I visited the cheese monger and got some gourmet cheese, crackers, and a sour cherry lemon compote that was spectacular with the goat cheese. Yum. We had other nibblies and Fred enjoyed a nice glass of wine (I miss my wine). Both boys were intrigued by the set up but completely repelled by the candles. Both lept onto the table, bent over to sniff, got a whiff of hot air and retreated from the tabletop. For quite some time, Fred and I sat accross from each other and had Otis stationed at one end of the table and Chester on the other. They were sitting on the chairs, with their heads coming up just above the tabletop looking like invited guests! We didn't really need chaperones (too late for that) but their company was enjoyed in any event :-) LOL! I can imagine that (just transpose the heads from the picture you posted to a dinner table). -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Cats and a candlelight dinner
Susan M wrote: My MIL took the kids so that Fred and I could have dinner and go to a concert last night. Yeah! I visited the cheese monger and got some gourmet cheese, crackers, and a sour cherry lemon compote that was spectacular with the goat cheese. Yum. We had other nibblies and Fred enjoyed a nice glass of wine (I miss my wine). Both boys were intrigued by the set up but completely repelled by the candles. Both lept onto the table, bent over to sniff, got a whiff of hot air and retreated from the tabletop. For quite some time, Fred and I sat accross from each other and had Otis stationed at one end of the table and Chester on the other. They were sitting on the chairs, with their heads coming up just above the tabletop looking like invited guests! We didn't really need chaperones (too late for that) but their company was enjoyed in any event :-) Susan M Otis and Chester Ha! That sounds so cute, sitting proper in their chairs. Glad you had a nice evening. What concert did you attend? Sherry |
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Cats and a candlelight dinner
Susan M wrote:
I visited the cheese monger and got some gourmet cheese, crackers, and a sour cherry lemon compote that was spectacular with the goat cheese. Yum. Sounds delicious. Here in Central Texas, a local company produces a raspberry chipotle preserve that goes great with cheese. We had other nibblies and Fred enjoyed a nice glass of wine (I miss my wine). Both boys were intrigued by the set up but completely repelled by Aren't you allowed to have a 2oz serving of wine? My friend Sherry (she's 7 months pregnant now) said her doctor allows for a tiny bit of wine. Not sure if it's only during a certain part of the pregnancy or throughout. and Chester on the other. They were sitting on the chairs, with their heads coming up just above the tabletop looking like invited guests! We didn't really need chaperones (too late for that) but their company was enjoyed in any event :-) Awww.... such good boys!!! -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Cats and a candlelight dinner
"Marina" wrote in message
... LOL! I can imagine that (just transpose the heads from the picture you posted to a dinner table). Good imagery! That's exactly what it looked like :-) Susan M Otis and Chester |
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ups.com... Ha! That sounds so cute, sitting proper in their chairs. Glad you had a nice evening. What concert did you attend? It was a solo series concert that featured the principal trombonist of the Calgary Philharmonic and some pieces with trombone quartet. It's amazing when you look at the training of these guys - Julliard, Eastman, McGill, and variety of graduate studies as well. It's so hard to make a living and such a demanding job after all that time and energy. I don't regret leaving music in that sense at all. He did a great job and the quartet was particularly good. Years ago, I went to music school with one of them and dated him for a while too. It's such a close-knit group - musicians. No matter who it is in the field that you run into there is no doubt that they will know at least 10 people that you do in Canada! He talked about how the trombone has all kinds of ancient repertoire written for it (sagbutt, or sackbutt, depending on who you talk to) because it was the first brass instrument that was able to play chromatics due to its slide. My instrument, the french horn, didn't get valves and easy chromatics until the late 1800's and they didn't catch on really until the 1900's. Watching them flail around with their slides on the weekend made me think that valves were worth waiting for :-) Susan M Otis and Chester |
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"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
... Susan M wrote: Sounds delicious. Here in Central Texas, a local company produces a raspberry chipotle preserve that goes great with cheese. That sounds amazing! We had other nibblies and Fred enjoyed a nice glass of wine (I miss my wine). Both boys were intrigued by the set up but completely repelled by Aren't you allowed to have a 2oz serving of wine? My friend Sherry (she's 7 months pregnant now) said her doctor allows for a tiny bit of wine. Not sure if it's only during a certain part of the pregnancy or throughout. Well, officially, north american docs generally say that there is no safe amount. In most places in Europe, its my understanding that that isn't the case. Spain and France, I know, allow a half glass here and there on a full stomach and after the first trimester. I don't know if North American docs don't trust us pregnant women or what. I have had a few sips and *tiny* bits of wine on three separate occasions. I'm just one of those people who is better to completely abstain rather than have a little bit anyway. I like my wine too much ;-) Awww.... such good boys!!! For an hour or so anyway :-) We could have used some chaperoning about 7 months or so ago though ;-) Susan M Otis and Chester |
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Cats and a candlelight dinner
Susan M wrote:
My MIL took the kids so that Fred and I could have dinner and go to a concert last night. Yeah! I visited the cheese monger and got some gourmet cheese, crackers, and a sour cherry lemon compote that was spectacular with the goat cheese. Yum. We had other nibblies and Fred enjoyed a nice glass of wine (I miss my wine). Both boys were intrigued by the set up but completely repelled by the candles. Both lept onto the table, bent over to sniff, got a whiff of hot air and retreated from the tabletop. For quite some time, Fred and I sat accross from each other and had Otis stationed at one end of the table and Chester on the other. They were sitting on the chairs, with their heads coming up just above the tabletop looking like invited guests! We didn't really need chaperones (too late for that) but their company was enjoyed in any event :-) Susan M Otis and Chester What a great anecdote! Thanks. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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