Kurt West dredged-up a mess o' crabs for the occasion. I didn't stay long - but the event clearly had the potential for continuing for some time...
Nancy Slagle - ah, that retirement smile!
Milt (Uncle Miltie) Barker proudly displays his 1979 soccer champs tee shirt
Steamin' mess o' crabIn other news, Cousin Sandra is in town for a few days. Aunt Emilie is going to head south with her tomorrow to spend a few weeks at Sandra's place in Victoria, B.C. At least that was the plan last evening...won't be surprised if auntie has chained herself to her favourite chair or the television when I go to pick them up tomorrow morning to take them to the airport. The one thing Sandra has going for her is the prospect of fresh home-grown produce - the Victoria digs sport a good sized garden and it's harvest time. Auntie is mighty fond of her vittles.
And speaking of vittles...cooked supper for the family last evening. Made coq au vin and a strawberry-raspberry mouse for dessert. I figured I was pushing the envelope with the menu; but it was generally well received. Except for the carrots, which were al dente, as opposed to over cooked. Mom has a fetish about cooking vegetables - if they're not the consistency of tofu - they're not done. She even quotes Julia Child on the subject - although I have not personally heard or read Julia's thoughts on this subject and am skeptical as to Mom's veracity in this regard. Dad even ate the mushrooms - with apparent enjoyment - although upon questioning it seems that he thought they were bits of chicken that had fallen off the bones. The mouse was slurped-up with considerable enthusiasm. You just never know with the elders...
Today is home health day - I'm waiting for Mom to call and let me know when the nurse will arrive. Dad has gained almost 5 pounds in the past few days and of course it's all retained water. I am worried that his kidneys have begun to fail; the diuretic he takes raises hell with the kidneys. The question, I suspect, is what will get him first - heart failure or renal failure?
"Such it is..." as Grandma Newman used to say.
I also need to track-down daughter Leah today. Her boyfriend, Chris, arrives late this week and I need to find out whether or not they've found a place to stay and generally what's the plan. I haven't seen Leah in ten days or so...she's winding-up her Juneau affairs in anticipation of returning to the Great Northwest. I know she had a zip-line employee party on Friday night.
Later gang!
And speaking of vittles...cooked supper for the family last evening. Made coq au vin and a strawberry-raspberry mouse for dessert. I figured I was pushing the envelope with the menu; but it was generally well received. Except for the carrots, which were al dente, as opposed to over cooked. Mom has a fetish about cooking vegetables - if they're not the consistency of tofu - they're not done. She even quotes Julia Child on the subject - although I have not personally heard or read Julia's thoughts on this subject and am skeptical as to Mom's veracity in this regard. Dad even ate the mushrooms - with apparent enjoyment - although upon questioning it seems that he thought they were bits of chicken that had fallen off the bones. The mouse was slurped-up with considerable enthusiasm. You just never know with the elders...
Today is home health day - I'm waiting for Mom to call and let me know when the nurse will arrive. Dad has gained almost 5 pounds in the past few days and of course it's all retained water. I am worried that his kidneys have begun to fail; the diuretic he takes raises hell with the kidneys. The question, I suspect, is what will get him first - heart failure or renal failure?
"Such it is..." as Grandma Newman used to say.
I also need to track-down daughter Leah today. Her boyfriend, Chris, arrives late this week and I need to find out whether or not they've found a place to stay and generally what's the plan. I haven't seen Leah in ten days or so...she's winding-up her Juneau affairs in anticipation of returning to the Great Northwest. I know she had a zip-line employee party on Friday night.
Later gang!
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