congrtualtions Jef, you deserve it!~
Jef. <jefATquitbuddiesDOTorg> penned.wrote.stated:
: 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.


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