Category: dinner party

Serendipity and Tea Cups

Posted in chorus, dinner party, Facebook Marketplace, memoir, serendipity, tea cups, thrift stores, thriftingLeave a comment

Tuesday is senior day at many of my thrift stores and Ten per cent Tuesday at another one on the circuit. I headed out this morning with high hopes for some great dishes (I sell them on Facebook Marketplace). The first thrift store after my massage and grocery run had beautiful Spode dinner plates. I… Continue reading Serendipity and Tea Cups

Weirdest Dinner Party Ever

Posted in California, dinner party, friends, girlfriends, kayaking, kitchen sink, memoir, relationships, Sausalito, thrift store, worst1 Comment

It was the holidays. Lynn and Richard had invited six couples and one single neighbor over for a lovely dinner party. The guests were told not to bring anything except ourselves. Since it was a long drive to Richmond and since we had a voucher to go kayaking the next day in Sausalito, my then-boyfriend,… Continue reading Weirdest Dinner Party Ever

Three Stools Down

Posted in bar, digestive system, dinner, dinner party, ex-husband, Halloween, holidays, Iowa, memoir, neighborhood, partyLeave a comment

Tonight, driving home from my third Halloween party, the huge moon shining through wispy clouds, I realized that the bad feelings I used to have about some of the spots along the freeway are gone.  My ex has moved out of state. I no longer have to fight for time at Christmas, and my out-of-town… Continue reading Three Stools Down