JZ, there will be salmon in puff pastry with veggies for you and my other pescatarian guest. And two kinds of dessert, because I was planning on a savarin and Cass loves the chocolate cherry, so I'm-a do both.

'suela, did I email you about Saturday night? Because if you can deal with a suckmonstered house (I have a Dyson! Robbie the Robot Suckmonster! Destroyer of Cat Fur!), and are free, please to come and eat and hang out.

Deb, I think it will be both me and my DH.

I wanna be in San Francisco NOW.

OK, so, we're going to get SNOW. On frickin' TWIN PEAKS. In SAN FRANCISCO.

What in hell is wrong with that picture....?

But Saturday night there will be a North African lamb recipe in puff pastry, a salmon and veggie thing ditto, a bigass salad, some kind of chicken with a mess of garlic and peppers in it, bread, cheese, and two desserts. Plus all sorts of things to drink.

And I'd best get off my chilly bum and go finish the rest of the food shopping, on foot, because tomorrow? There will be SNOW. On - wait, see above, already had my jaw-drop moment.

If I haven't mentioned it lately? Deb rocks. FYI.

Thank you, Deb.

No point thanking me for doing what it gets me off to do, bebe. I love to cook and I'm a social animal. Only fear is that, between age and MS, I'm going to run the hell out steam before I'm eighty. That would genuinely suck.

I have champagne, and just dragged back two bottles of prosecco, and Lee is bringing some with her. Also will get peach nectar.

Back out into the wind. Excelsibloodyior!

edit: and speaking of which, is that tagline of yours, Kristin's quote, a comment from last weekend? Because, four redheads all cackling, sounds Calistoga-ish to me.

is that tagline of yours, Kristin's quote, a comment from last weekend? Because, four redheads all cackling, sounds Calistoga-ish to me.

BWAH! I hadn't even seen that tag until now! Yes, that was when I called Drew on the way up to Calistoga, wasn't it?

Just booked us a quad room for Thurs-Sun (3 nights). (Fuck the feds, I wanna TRAVEL.) According to the woman on the phone, there were only smoking rooms available within our block, but nonsmoking rooms available *outside* the block, so she's put us in as a smoking confirmed with a request for a nonsmoking room if one becomes available, which shouldn't be a problem. (Frankly, I'm amazed SF even offers smoking hotel rooms anymore, but whatever.)

Anyway Deb, that might be one more thing to bring up in your meeting with Eva whenever that is.

Yes, that was when I called Drew on the way up to Calistoga, wasn't it?

Ayup. Paraphrase, but I figured that'd be okay. Unless you remember exactly what was said.....

That was fun. And I've been having fun noticing the accuracy of Certain Statements.

Ayup. Paraphrase, but I figured that'd be okay. Unless you remember exactly what was said.....

ETA: In other words, it's more than fine!