Staving off a most certain visit from the parents... Sue and I reversed trend and ware and tear on them and made the trip to the big Morgan on the other side of the pass. We took the collected group off to the Home Town Buffet. The Gilroy HTB is smaller than the Merced one. The Merced one is a converted Bank of America Branch.. that was first converted to a Chuck E Cheese.. and now a Home Town Buffet.
We had a great time. The Brownie Korbels joined us and everyone had a chance to eat what they wanted to eat. Dad relayed the day they were eating there and the field works came in mass to eat. 150 of them came in out of the rain, filled their plates to the brim and politely ate their food. This was quite a scene in this upscale community.
Dad had finished framing some of the summer watercolors that I had painted. Several were made from the fishing series. Mom had a gift for Sue's birthday that was burning a hole in her pocket. She had some new towels that go with the new gold bathroom that we have. Sue was very pleased. She loves linens.
For moom's birthday, we had a happy green witch to add to her collection.
I made a birthday cake.. Lady Baltimore from scratch. Cream cheese frosting festooned its top. I tried something new. I layered a slather of plum nectarine jam between the layers. I think that it added another flavor to it. A Lady Baltimore cake is a pretty dense cake. It requires 5 egg whites. Homemade cakes do not have the lift that packaged cakes have. But the flavor.. oh my I really the love the flavor of homemade cakes over mixes... and no transfats.
It rained on the way back from Morgan Hill. There was also a little fog on the top of the hill. Just a little reminder that fall is on its way.
Have a great Sunday
Pat
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