Sunday

Last night's very high winds calmed down somewhat over the course of today, but it was a better day for cooking than it was for beach activities.  Fortunately, that was the plan.  Y assumed the role of head cook again and fixed lunch for us all, then NCW took over the kitchen, and with the help of the College Girl, fixed a dinner fit for a Thanksgiving feast.

In the picture above the College Girl is preparing cheesy biscuits, a la Red Lobster, under the expert guidance of NCW.  She also stirred up some cornbread for us, to go with the pork tenderloin with a cranberry/balsamic sauce and roasted vegetables.  OSLO made a tasty salad, and we put a third leaf in the table to accommodate all of us.  It was really, really good, as it always is when she cooks.

For better or for worse, this was the night that we'd promised Unky Herb that we'd go to Captain Sundae's.  The timing wasn't great, since it rained while we were there.  It made the little girl so unhappy that some of us resorted to loudly singing Sloop John B on the car ride back to the beach to distract her.  (It worked.)

There were nine of us at the table tonight, with the baby as number ten playing on the floor nearby. 

 (We did have enough plates.)

Tomorrow the village numbers decline once again as NCW returns to her home in the west.  We are going to miss having her here with us.  But we're pretty glad that she could be here for a while.