Life has been moving right along now that the weather has improved. As you can see, Chris and I have put down wine, so we'll see how this goes when we do it ourselves rather than as a class. Once each week we've gotten to tend our wine and, on most days, followed up with a nice lunch. This coming week we will be bottling, which is the fun part. The other steps are so quick and easy. It's nice to do something a little more involved. I hope to revamp my label a bit and will leave some bottles unlabeled. Those I will use as gifts with a personalized label. This has been a lot of fun due to Chris' involvement and the enthusiasm of the family that runs the shop. They couldn't be more helpful - they want you to have a great product....and lots of fun making it!
Over Memorial Day weekend I had a wonderful reunion with the Rabbi from my synagogue days and his family. His wife was an avid sweepstaker for a while and decided to enter a few again. She won a trip for five adults to HH for four days!! It was so good to see them again, along with others from the synagogue. The weather was perfect and they were able to enjoy the beach before the summer rush. I was pleased that they included me among those they wanted to see.
With all the comings and goings, I've still managed to continue with the cleaning out of excess items in the house. It seems like I get into the flow of it and then things happen to totally interrupt the process. The biggest accomplish is that I've gotten my summer clothes pared down to a manageable, reasonable quantity. The process was helped along by the fact that I've put on about 10 pounds and nothing fits!
This past week was a difficult one for my mother. She has begun having trouble swallowing; that, combined with the dreaded lurgy that has been going around, led to aspiration of her food, mucus, etc. There was one day when they didn't want her to eat much and other days when she just felt she couldn't. So, I've been going over for lunch and dinner. Over the last three meals she has shown some improvement, is beginning to eat more normally, and her color is returning. This coming week I'm going to an event called "Death over Dinner"......sounds uplifting doesn't it!? When I received the invitation I thought it was one of those dinner theater events where you solve a mystery. No, it's exactly what it says, a discussion of death over dinner!
After spending most of the week at Bloom with my mother, I took Friday afternoon for myself. Chris and I tended our wine and then went to a new vegetarian restaurant we'd been wanting to try. The chef had a highly regarded restaurant on the island but closed it and opened one out our way, which is our good dortune. We were not disappointed. After that we had a few hours at home before meeting friends at Coligny beach. Earlier in the week I received an email from a friend inviting us to a Friend Circle......like a drum circle without the drums! It really was a delightful way to end the week, especially after the one I had. The weather was perfect, the conversation light and lively, and the tranquil as the beach can provide. It was almost 8:30 before we left and I couldn't believe it was that late. This is something we should definitely do again.
I was saddened to hear of Tom H's illness and am pleased that he is now at home. I hope his recovery is swift and complete. Both Tom and Eileen remain in my thoughts and I'm sending love and good wishes your way.
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