Thanks for the greetings FRiends. Another year wiser, right??!!
lysie, loved talking to you! Thank YOU, and your timing was just perfect as the episode where I dropped the 2 liter bottle of pop on my foot, followed by getting cinnamon in my eye had passed....
john, ABG, Toby ~~we went to a new restaurant in the area. It was advertised as featuring N'Awlins type food, so naturally I was attracted, plus it was supposed to be low-key, which is fine for a casual Sat midday meal.
Weeellll, it was a typical N.O. neighborhood place on the decidedly "eccentric" side....I had a pulled pork po' boy, and my husband had red beans and rice. The bread wasn't really French...the owner/chef said the local northerners didn't seem to care for it...sigh...and my husband didn't particularly like his red beans and rice served in a bowl...more like a thick soup..than on a plate.
The service was a little haphazard, but the bread pudding was de-lish.
The restaurant was decorated in a quirky way: lights around the windows...stuffed animals...some Mardi Gras themes....small tables and chairs which looked like they'd been rescued from a Goodwill store of 50 years ago...Hmmmmmm.....The chef said he produces gumbo every 2 weeks or so. I may go back for that, but then again....
Your birthday outing sounded like fun Molly. isn't this weather something? I just got back from bike/hike with oliver. we did about 5 miles.. wind chill is about 20.. could be worse, but we have been spoiled.
christmas program at church tonight..
know you are looking forward to your boys coming home. Best gift of all.
hugs/squeezes/etc