“Birthday Week”
The weather did not improve last Sunday for Adamo’s birthday party. The Sam Chase band had to play in the garage. Everybody seemed to have a good time, although it was a bit chaotic with so many people inside. It was good to see Will, Christine and Ollie.
The next birthday was Clorinda’s 92nd on Tuesday. The crowd was a bit more manageable, other than the two little monsters. I enjoyed watching the baseball playoffs with Mike and Chris (Carolyn and Caroline’s boyfriends.) The wontons that Carolyn brought were delicious. Here are a few pictures of the birthday girl:
I had a circuitous flight home on Wednesday. There was a thunderstorm over Dallas most of the day. We circled around Kansas for a while and then diverted to Longview, Texas for fuel. I was worried that the flight crew would time out there and was starting to plan on finding a hotel. No worry needed – they didn’t have a set of stairs tall enough for anyone to get off the plane. We did finally land in Dallas, then it was a waiting game for the flight to New Orleans – this picture was the last update and was nowhere near accurate. A break in the thunderstorm did allow us to take off after midnight, and I made it home around 1:30am – a long day of flying.
Denny and Anne invited me to “the Rolling Stone” restaurant on Thursday night. I had no idea what that was, but went along. The place is about a mile from our house and is called “Beggar’s Banquet”, a famous Stones album. Look at this amazing menu:
The scallops in the Coquilles St Jacques were perfectly cooked and delicious. The mushrooms and ahi tuna were also excellent. We finished up with the beef short rib. I’m looking forward to returning as the food, presentation and service were all excellent.
Alex came over on Friday night and we enjoyed hanging out and listening to music for a few hours.
I walked to “Rabbit’s Foot” for breakfast on Saturday morning. It’s about a half mile down Prytania from our home, and the food and coffee are excellent. This could easily become a new weekend routine.
I took some pictures of Halloween decorations and other things on my walk:
McD had to scramble to make her flight on Saturday morning. Her original flight was delayed and so they moved her to an earlier one. She made it home around 5pm and has been busy cleaning up the house this morning. Now she’s off with Anne to enjoy the tennis machine.
The Cowboys game isn’t being broadcast here, and of course they are playing very well. 33-3 just now, and it’s not quite halftime.
I’m still working my way through “Be Mine” by Richard Ford. It’s one of those books that you really just like to savor. I should be finished next week.
The Beggars Banquet restaurant had me playing my favourite song from that album, “No Expectations.” There are a lot of interesting versions out there:
Let’s finish up with something from the late, great David Lindley:
Coexist peacefully, with kindness and patience for all!