Too Much Fun

I have been thinking that I could have posted a "Gone Fishing" sign. Its been a while since I last sat down and wrote a message, but I'm back in the saddle again!

When we returned from our camping trip to the east side of the Sierras we turned right around and went on a sailing trip with my father-in-law. I'm thinking that I haven't written because our lovely trip to the Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, California ended in a chilly and wet sail home with fog, blustery winds and ten foot swells. I prefer a bit of a breeze and lounging on the decks in the sunshine while watching dolphins swim along side the boat. Once I had just about recovered from the sail I jumped headlong into party planning!

We hosted a retirement part for fifty guests at our house this past Thursday evening. The great thing about having a party is that it is powerful incentive to do all the little things you have been meaning to get to around the house. So we spent several days tidying up and decorating. The party was great, everyone had a wonderful time. The best part was that we had everyone pitch in and bring something. There was a great assortment of hors d'oeuvres and at the end of the evening all the dishes, but the wine glasses, went home.

The next day Allegra headed off to band camp and we were left with a sparkling clean house full of pretty flower arrangements; a bunch of white gladiolas, white roses and babies breath made a lot of bouquets and looked lovely in some beachy vases that I found at a huge discount). So, of course we called our neighborhood cocktail bunch and asked if they could help us polish off the left over wine that was in our giant "wine bucket" (its a galvanized steel watering trough). Again, everyone brought an hors d'oeuvre and I am ready for a nap.

School starts on Thursday!