Gourmet Club Holiday Part

Wow, I felt I was back in the old days too much food, too much wine and some crazy Garnet Punch!
We went to a neighbors who we have never met even thought they live right around the block from us. We made the Soup a concoction of fennel, onions, cream and pernod.. sounds weired but tasted great. Maybe it was the pernod. We also made a smoke trout (my hands still smell) on pumpernickel, with horse radish and dill. And a endive filled with sweet potato bacon and sour cream. the main course was a stuffed loin of pork.Way too much to eat and drink. the people were great a little crazy lots of laughs. After dinner it was off the the annual party  more Champagne more cookies..  oo much to drink god only knows what I was talking about.  got home and fell in bed...

Thinking about last year in Florence

We came across a shop that just sold Juggling equiptment...... start of a new career

Sunday morning

We now have a new vice... French baguettes  from Fairway market. We put it in the oven and serve it with melted cheese, This is one on the bad habits you could learn in France.  every morning Joe would get up early and take a walk into town and pick up a baguette,, Fairways is crunchy but not as good as the ones in Provence.

Wedding is over

After a year of Drama and excitement The Wedding is over.

We had the most wonderful time. Jenna was the most gorgeous bride Andrew was so handsome. they were the prince and princess. the sad part is that it is over.. We should be able to do it all over again so i can make sure that i didn't miss a thing

what going on with this background

I had a chance of back grounds to choose from. This on was named travel. But takig a look at this background it looks more like the haunted house .. What do you think?

Jadyn is coming

Just a we trying to figure out what to do today.... Jadyn called ......oh no... she's coming. I've been in a mood to day.. I can say maybe it hormones but since my operations I not sure if I have any. Photo of the kids last Jan.  I choose this photo because its cold today..

Getting ready for Spain

We leave on the 16th of december for Spain. We fly into Malaga and then drive to the apartment we rented in Torrox.. Torrox  Costa is a beach town on the Mediterranean.
The apartment is a one bedroom with a terrace overlooking the sea. We rented the apartment from the VBRO website. we have rented before from this site and have luck and once we rented a hovel. Hopefully this time we will be lucky.
The reason we chose the is area of Spain was that the weather was tempid this time of year. Sunny low 60's. We are close to the pictuesque white hill towns. The apartment rental is cheap $600 for 2 weeks. The car is a bargian. The rental is about 250 for the 2 weeks ....
We plan to take the ferry and visit Tangiers and also plan to go to Gilbralter and the Alhambra in Granada. We have really enjoyed traveling this time of year..We have been to Cortona in Italy and Florence during the Xma vacations and have enjoyed the festivals and fetes that are offered in a small towns.
We have never been to Spain and wonder what we will find. We will find great markets to purchase wines and cheeses ? Will there be a lot of christmas markets.