18 July 2007
Day Fifteen at Bristol
Happy Birthday, Shannon!
I am soooooo full! Tonight was the 9th Annual Renfeast at the Giesen Manor. A modest little group of fourteen of us joined dear friends Larry and Denise for one of the best meals any of us will have all year! Larry cooks up one heckuva marvelous feast, and we partake enthusiastically and appreciatively. Tonight’s menu was outstanding as always—topped off with what has become Larry’s signature dessert—a perfect creme brulee!
It was rather fun to recall that on that first ever “renfeast”—long before the title of the evening was determined—yours truly was the only guest! It’s amazing to stop and realize just how long some of these incredible people have been making a difference in our lives.
Tonight was also the birthday celebration of one Shannon Jane Morgan—and in her honour, Larry and Denise had set the long dining table with a “girl glass” handmade by Shannon, at every plate!
I took a few fun photos of the gang after dinner, but this one of Larry and Denise (and a puppy nose—they have two Great Pyrenees dogs and five cats and a bird) seemed the most appropriate for today’s photo.
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