On Jul 19, 3:20=EF=BF=BDpm, "Jef." <jefATquitbuddiesDOTorg> wrote:
> 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
possibl=
e?
> =EF=BF=BDI am absolutely blessed to have Marsha in my life.
>
> The handful of you who have met her at AS3 get-togethers here or
elsewher=
e
> 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
tonig=
ht.
> Greek shrimp w/ tomatoes, garlic, parsley, white wine and feta cheese; a
> creamy, lemon risotto w/ scallions; spinach salad w/ fresh mango, pine
nu=
ts
> 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-- =
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> slightly effervescent, dry, ****tuguese white wine-- for more timid
palate=
s.
> 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.
Congratulations to both of you. Yes, Marsha is a wonderful person.
But then, so are you. Although I don't know how you can drink
retsina. I tried it when in Greece, but never anywhere else. Too
much like turpentine.
Joyce
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