The 15 Association came to visit!!!!

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Jim and Gino's anniversary party

Another great party thanks to Jim, Gino and friends. Great food, Jim's turkey chilli, chicken, bratts, wieners not to mention my cucumber salad courtesy of Ina Garten (bless you, goddess!!).
Today we heard the news we need to get a new pool heater, this on top of the expense of getting the pool resurfaced tiled and brought up to code. (Final inspection tomorrow). Why is it, heater is working fine, turned off for 10 days, turned it on and now it's f*@cked! Oh well, it's not as if we had anything else to spend $3,500 on!!!! It's not as if we HAVE $3,500 to throw around!! I suppose we don't have to heat the pool like many other hotels, just like we don't HAVE to have an ice machine @#*&%$@ish.... rant over.

We are hosting the 15 Association (the deserters) this weekend. It promises to be a fun weekend with the usual suspects attending! Report and photo's to follow.

Pool is OPEN!!!!

We had a great pool opening pool party on Saturday and here we are, cutting the 'ribbon'!. All the usual misfits, miscreants and ne'er do wells ..... (oh, sorry, that was San Francisco!!!!). All our favorite people .. Dennis & AJ, Jim & Gino, even Soloman and Chris (Soddam & Gommorah),their friend Darwin (Australian I assume!).... Peter Fisk, Peter Pumper, Paul Crippan and a couple of English boys, Erich, Tony & John, Dennis & Kenny, about 15 altogether. A great time was had by all.

Stuart made pulled pork (fabulous) and I made Ina Gartens Mac and Cheese with Cheddar, Gruyere and Blue cheese as fab as the pulled pork!!!! Followed by Lemon Meringue.