Tonight we entertained
a friend of my son's to dinner,the two of them are off to a
convention tomorrow at the crack of dawn and since the friend lives
in Portsmouth it seemed sensible that he should spend the night here.
Actually he is spending
the night at our neighbours house as our tiny cottage does not lend
itself to overnight guests. We did however give him a good supper and
a hot shower before escorting him to our neighbours house.
Not knowing quite when
he would arrive I prepared Brie stuffed chicken breasts,roast
potatoes,stuffed red peppers, sugar snap peas and carrot batons. Two
sauces completed the first course a rich tomato sauce for my son and
a tarragon cream gravy for the rest of us.
I had made a lemon
drizzle cake as I happen to know it is a great favourite with our
guest, this with some scones strawberry jam and clotted cream and
some butter shortbread completed the meal.
The boys will be
leaving early tomorrow and so my son will get breakfast for the two
of them, later I am cooking breakfast for our neighbour as a thank
you and the boys will return for dinner tomorrow night before our
guest heads back to Portsmouth.
I am weary but very
pleased with the day,it is a pleasure to entertain my sons friends
many of whom we have known for years. It is a small thing to do when
I consider what a wonderful son he is and besides all his friends are
such lovely people.
Now happily I am off to
bed having showered before our guest arrived,my little cat Twiggy is
waiting for me draped artfully upon the pink patchwork quilt,so I
shall say Good Night to all and pleasant dreams.
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