• Food,  Friends,  Party

    A German Meal with Friends and Reasons to Love Monday

    What a grand time we had at our friend’s, D & L’s, yesterday. Fabulous time! Table decor very pretty. We ended up having a German-themed meal complete with Grilled Lamb and Brats, German potato salad, orzo veggie salad, and German beer and wine. The lamb had been marinated. It was similar to Sauerbraten – I think. Yes that would include bacon there in that German salad and fresh parsley from George’s herb garden! 😉 Don knows I love Kolsch and had warned me ahead of time that it was waiting for me! Love the taste of my “go to” choice of beer when not drinking the light version. It was…

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    New Headphones, Party with Friends, Dead Body in Attic, and To Do List

    New Headphones The new headphones came in. No make up here! Warning! In relax mode! I decided to order these with an extra person coming in the house. I can listen to video clips and do editing at any time and don’t have to be quiet. I can listen to music and with these big honkers on my head people can see me working and know I’m getting in some “me” time. Nothing says “do not disturb” like some big honker headphones. One thing is for sure. I like my quiet time a couple of times a day. Some in the morning and some in the afternoon. An introvert requires…

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    French Weekend with Friends

    With doggies in tow, we took to the road and made our way into Franklin, TN to visit with friends for the overnight. And for our “French Cuisine” focused weekend. It didn’t take long for us all to settle in, although I think Don and Lisa thought we might be moving in for a month or two! It looked like we were set for an expedition with our cooler, boxes of food, pans to cook fondue with, our overnight bags, the dog’s needs. The wine began to flow. And this one above was my favorite. Roger stuck close by in the kitchen – not sure if it was to be…