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| Doug McCallum, Spike Anderson |
Last evening, we joined friends
Carol & Spike Anderson,
Arlene Wright & Beni Turan, and
Jan Rogers & Lloyd Osborn at the home of
Joyce & Doug McCallum for a "Celebrate Spring!" dinner party.
The
McCallums have a feature in their home that I covet - TWO kitchens and TWO refrigerators; one for
Doug and one for
Joyce! Together from their respective kitchens, they produced an amazing dinner featuring
Joyce's mouth-watering puff pastry appetizers and fresh-tasting spring pea soup and
Doug's delicious and full-flavored wood-fire roasted lamb tenderloins with roasted potatoes and onions and his dessert of baked plums with fresh creme fraiche and blackberries.
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| Joyce McCallum, Carol Anderson, Arlene Wright, Jan Rogers |
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| Jan Rogers, Lloyd Osborn |
Their dining table was mounded with fresh yellow and white tulips and we had a wonderful time talking together as an entire group since the round table encouraged that interaction. Both
Joyce and
Doug make entertaining look entirely effortless (though personally I know this cannot be true!).
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| Cathi & Ken Hatch |
As we departed,
Doug turned the table and generously handed each guest couple a bottle of wine from his cellar wrapped in lavendar tissue paper and spring ribbon. When we arrived home and I removed the tissue paper,
Ken and I were both happily surprised with his gift of a bottle of 2001 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon.
Thank you,
Doug and
Joyce!
I'd love to celebrate spring time with my family as well. It's a time of colorful flowers and amazing plants. I just love the eco system.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine the beauty of their dining table mounded with fresh yellow and white tulips. It must be a perfect table setting for that event. A bottle of wine on the table will surely make your season more abundant.
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