We are lucky to live right up the road from a very good restaurant. Our town used to be labeled as “out in the sticks”, but that’s not really true anymore. We still don’t have a grocery store or an official post office, but we are fairly close to those things in the next town over and we do have local restaurants, a Dunkin, A Subway, a good bakery, a big hardware store, a few gas stations and packages stores (of course!) and a bunch of other small businesses, with the bustling CT shoreline and outlet centers just three miles down the road.
Last night we gathered at that very good restaurant to celebrate a family member’s birthday, and because Wednesdays are a slow night and the owner appreciates our friendship and occasional business, we were given the VIP room, normally reserved for Very Important People.
Being hearing impaired, I tend to observe people more than participate in conversations in a situation like this. What I saw last night where cousins and brothers and sisters and moms and dads an restaurant workers, patrons and business owners relaxed and happy, laughing and enjoying each other’s company. It didn’t matter what was being said… the mood was evident, refreshing, downright inspiring. Remember that coke commercial back in the day? “I’d like to teach the world to sing.. in perfect harmony”…. that.
I’m still riding that wave we all caught last night, and I plan to encourage it wherever I can.
We celebrate several birthdays at this time of year and I have cake in my thoughts and prayers, lol. This one… oooh dear. I think I’m gonna try it, gluten free if that’s possible. Click link for recipe.
I’m in love with that jadite cake stand.
Current situation at This Old House… the storm two days ago brought about 10 more inches of snow, and there’s talk of another on the horizon next week. Uncle.
Till soon, friends –
