Fran came over from Carlsbad and we went to the gourd festival together. Shockingly high admission price of $9.95 - a bit much when really it is mostly shopping for gourds or gourd related equipment. This would be much like paying admission to a shopping mall. We did however enjoy the exhibition of contest winners. Some of the gourds were stunning. I bought three unpolished gourds to sit out on the deck.
Afterwards we came home and I made us each a glass of lemonade squeezed from our Meyer lemons with a shot of limoncello added for extra flavor and a big sprig of fresh mint from the side garden. We munched on some peanuts and waited for Richard to bring home the game hens he twirled on his BBQ. They arrived hot and redolent with the aroma of anise seeds that he puts in the cavity. The seeds along with salt and pepper are just enough to flavor the tiny birds. We ate wild rice with them and a small salad. Two bottles of wine disappeared much to our surprise - a chardonnay and a Beaujolais Nouveau. Fran enjoyed herself and we talked about going on a cruise in the Norwegian Fjords.
There was no dessert but I did manage to dig out a few very old cookies from the freezer. These were left over from Equal experiments of long ago and while they were overly soft (I microwaved them), they were something sweet to drink with our green tea. To remedy the emergency dessert situation I bought some chocolate brownies from Costco and put them in the freezer.
Two bottles of wine. Oh my.
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