"Jef." <jefATquitbuddiesDOTorg> wrote in message
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> Well, it was a couple of days ago, really; hard to do a lot on a work
day,
> so today's the day we're having friends in to celebrate it!
> Thirty-two years together; twenty six of 'em married. How is that
> possible?
> I am absolutely blessed to have Marsha in my life.
>
> The handful of you who have met her at AS3 get-togethers here or
elsewhere
> know what a delightfully positive, guile-free, no-bull**** woman she is.
> How she's put up with me all this time is one of Life's Great Mysteries.
> I fall in love with her over and over and over-- and all I have to do is
> turn away a moment and then turn back...
>
> We're having a couple of our favorite couples over, and I'm cooking
> tonight.
> Greek shrimp w/ tomatoes, garlic, parsley, white wine and feta cheese; a
> creamy, lemon risotto w/ scallions; spinach salad w/ fresh mango, pine
> nuts and a blood orange/balsamic vinaigrette. To wash it down, great
> la****ngs of Retsina for those adventurous enough to try it, or some
Casal
> Garcia-- slightly effervescent, dry, ****tuguese white wine-- for more
> timid palates. Dessert is assorted sorbets (Lemon, Mango, Cassis,
> Raspberry-- with fresh fruit: Mangoes, Peaches, Blackberries,
Blueberries,
> Strawberries.
> Followed by plenty of sighing, burping and (hopefully) surreptitious
> farting.
>
> I'm taking a little break in between doing my mise-en-place and getting
> prepped to cook.
> This is a good day. I've needed one for a while, now.
>
> Strength to you all!
>
> Jef.
Such soul mates are hard to find, Jef.
When you can hang on for that long,
you can allow each other to find the real you.
Happened for me, too.
Mark
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