A Simple Little Dinner Party

 Finally this year the plants are large enough for me to wonder into the

 garden and cut flowers for our dinner table.  This makes me happy.

 The flowers in the arrangement:  calla lilies, cone flowers, delphiniums,

Joe Pye weed, hydrangea [the center is from our Limelight 

hydrangea blooming for the first time this year] and a few

spikes from our grasses by the porch steps.  The debate is

still on if we should add another flower bed for next year.

We've been talking about & promising our neighbors {Tamera & Frank}

a Tommy Hawk pork chop dinner for months. We finally set the date

to have them over.  Wilson baked 6 chops and this was actually

the first time I ate one.  He's been working on perfecting the recipe

to get the marinade just right as well as the cooking time.

Pork is so tricky to cook since it has little fat.  They were

a big hit all around and tasted excellent.

I was in the mood to make popovers and these were also

a big hit.  We also had double-stuffed potato's and Tamera

brought a new salad recipe which was excellent as well.  

I'm sorry I didn't get a photo but I do want that recipe

and when we make it, I'll share a photo then.

Two mugs ... the story of my hostess gift

Tamera and I took a day trip to Salisbury during the

week.  We hit Home Goods, a great shoe store, and Hobby

Lobby [which was stocking the shelves with

Christmas items already].  Anyway, while in Home

Goods I spotted the seahorse mugs and was debating

if I should buy one - the debate lead me to putting the 

mug in hand back on the shelf.  Tamera snatched the pair

without me knowing thinking they would make a

nice gift when they come over for dinner.

She was right and of course we used them this

morning for our coffee.