Strut, Spring, and Belle staying cool. Spring, obviously, helping Irene work (you can just make out her laptop), while Belle seeks safety with Strut, and, like Strut, to keep an eye on Mary who's...
Our friends Dave and Mary are on the boat with us, fleeing the heat in Seattle, so, of course, Sunday featured brunch with a new egg dish (a deviled eggs variant), hot animal protein (pork links), a...
Dave and I had a delayed birthday dinner with our lovely wives at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. Our birthdays were a few weeks ago a few days apart but The Willows Inn didn't have space then,...
Smoked bacon-wrapped filet mignon set in a cognac-cream-mushroom sauce, with smoked bacon-wrapped asparagus, with an asparagus reduction with balsamic vinegar, and a salad made from bacon grease...
Don't worry about us: Irene, Mary, and Dave did a supplemental booze run yesterday. In my defense, a handle of tequila isn't that many margaritas (at least not the way I make them) and I'm about to...
There's another bottle of Bumbu rum (a gift of a friend and his then fiancé to welcome Vingilótë to Florida) and a bottle of whisky (a gift of another friend and his wife to welcome Vingilótë to...
Tonight, to spoil Irene, French Onion soup, and a classic French chocolate mousse. The former with a nice South African white, the latter with a phenomenal late harvest muscat Dave Argent brought.