Saturday, July 17, 2010
ladies who lunch - part 4
Dianne's picture of me with my Cake....It really made a big difference with Dianne taking pictures, too.......She could get shots of things--me---that I couldn't possibly have taken myself....That's Will next to me, for those who are unfamiliar. He makes 'the food' part of these Lunches happen, Thank You With All My Heart, Will......
And....'Sweet Lady Jane' makes this happen.....This is the very rich dark chocolate-with-a-little-bit-of-Cappuccino cake, that I love, love, love.....
Dianne's picture of me, taking a picture of The Cake....lol.....I love that she did this, don't you? And then.....she got a picture of me just as I was about to blow the candles out.....
Well....not exactly. She told me to look up...lol! But, again, I love that Dianne documented some things on this special day, that I couldn't. And below....here is Jacquie and her Birthday Cake.....
I'm not sure---from this picture---that she actually expected that she would be getting her own special Birthday Cake.....But, of course, she would have her own Birthday Cake on the day we were celebrating her Birthday, as well as mine.....And below, Dianne's picture of Jacquie taken a moment later.....
And there she is, very very Happy.....!
And above, Jacquie is blowing out her candle....Because of the powdered sugar on the top of the Lemon Cake---Will holds the candle for her to blow out, otherwise, the powdered sugar gets all over the table---including getting on the flowers.....
Above, a closer look at Jacquie's Cake.....This is one of the Great Great Cakes (That isn't chocolate, that is....lol) of all time! So, I always have this cake along with the dark dense chocolate one....Everyone loves both these cakes so we will probably continue to have them at these Lunches...Though, you never know. I may try some new things next time, just for the hell of it......!
We had our cake---each of us eating some of both....And, by the way, they taste wonderful together....what is that expression about 'riches'....not abundance, but.....well, I cannot think of it, but you get the picture. Having a piece of such very rich cakes on on one plate....Well, it was a lovely finish to a very wonderful meal......Then, we went back to 'playing' with our Gift Bag Stuff.......
Lee loves to fool around like this and it's always fun...But then, she got her necklace around her neck and I took another picture of her looking like the Miss America she once was, and still is, actually. That is a rather small Sorority of Women and those that are still alive from earlier days, are all still very close. Lee and a number of other Miss America's go away together for a little vacation every other year.......
You see that small tube right in front of Lee? Well, here is a closer look at it below......
It's over behind Betty's little Angel Bear....(We had a lot of fun with these 'poppers' which I will share with you in a minute.....) And I love that little Star Candle over there on the left....It is Battery operated and it came in Red, White...well, Silver really, and Blue.....
All the Ladies just loved these these little Star Candles.....
And as always....we had much to share with each other.....
There's that popper just waiting for us to use them. Let's take a closer look at that "Patriotic Popper".........
Again, this was in Honor of the 4th of Juky......And now it was time to actually use them.....So, here below, is the Video of what happened........Never losing a child-like wonder, is what keeps you young, I think, and it allows you to enjoy the little silly things in life and the wonder and joy of so many fun things, too! And here below.....the way the table looked after we 'popped' those poppers, in one of the pictures I took of it.....
We really enjoyed these Patriotic Poppers, and they capped off how much fun the whole afternoon was, as well.....Each of these LWL's seems to have a life of it's own, so to speak, and a kind of specialness all it's own........There is one more part coming your way very soon, my dears.......More To Come........
| posted by OldLady Of The Hills at 2:07:00 AM
Thursday, July 15, 2010
ladies who lunch-part 3
Here is Dianne, above, with her Purple Crown and this very sweet Glass Heart which you can hang on your Christmas Tree, or wherever......
And below, a closer look or two at some of those adorable little skinny Bear Angel's.....I thought these were so darling, as did everyone else, I might add.......
Above, Jacquie, holding her little Angel Bear......And you can see a 'heart' ring on her finger and these Red, White & Blue Bracelets, on her other arm.....
Here above, a close-up of one of those Heart Rings. Each one was a little different from the other, though all of them were very colorful.....
Lee is holding up a Star Necklace that has the wonderful Bubble Maker stuff inside.....These came in Red and Blue, in Honor of July 4th, which was a few days after our lunch....In fact, there were a few things in Honor of July 4th, like those three bracelets and there was a Necklace, too......
Above, you can see the Necklace and those Bracelets....plus a kind of cute Flag Pen and of course, the Heart and a Shell Whistle....
We had a lot of fun with these Whistles....In truth, they are really more like a one 'tone' thingy......
I asked Carol to hold her Shell Whistle up and didn't realize it was still wrapped in it's Bubble Wrap....lol...Then, Dianne took a picture of me, taking a picture of Betty, with her Shell Whistle......
After experimenting with each one of these, we figured out a little musical fun thing to do---going down the scale in half-tones---And I made a Video of this musical tone thing--it took a few tries, but we finally got it.....And here it is........We do have a lot of fun, as you can tell from this Video above.....
This was a really pretty Post-It-Note-Pad that I found somewhere else, on line. I thought they were so pretty that I decided we should each have one for our Gift Bags. They are not only pretty, but they are practical, too.....
I always like to have some edible things, if possible---Chocolate, of course...lol....Those little bite size dark chocolate squares are deeee-licious! And of course, you cannot go wrong with Tootsie Rolls---these being in Honor of July 4th.....
And above...that is a Flamingo "sucker", otherwise known as a Lollipop....It still had it's cellophane protective covering on it so you really can't see it too well.....But, it was another edible that was included in our Gift Bags.....And speaking of 'edibles'.....it was time for the Birthday Cakes......
Will brought in mine, first......It was that incredible rich dense dark chocolate one from Sweet Lady Jane, the one that has a slight bit of Cappuccino flavor that I love so much and that is decorated so very colorfully......Now, once again, you will have to wait till I can get the next bunch of pictures together......Bear with me, please.....More To Come........
| posted by OldLady Of The Hills at 12:07:00 AM
Monday, July 12, 2010
ladies who lunch - part 2
Here are Lee and me.....The lovely Dianne brought her camera to this lunch, which was great, because she got some pictures I would not be able to get---such as the one above...There will be more of her pictures as well as mine, as we go along here.....
It was kind of great to have another "eye" so to speak, from a different perspective than mine.....Above, Seemah, Carol, Jacquie and Betty....Lee was out of the frame and I was sitting in the chair in front of Dianne.....At this point, the only 'lady' who hadn't shown up yet was Bridget....We weren't concerned though, because sometimes she is late.....
Seemah and Carol live fairly close to one another, by Los Angeles standards....lol.....They both live out in Pacific Palisades, near the ocean. Maybe next time they will come together....
Here you can see the living room table, filled with all the beginning goodies and some beautiful Roses that my dear Housekeeper Lucy had brought me the day before the Lunch, as a Birthday gift......
A closer look at these beautiful pastel colors....I thought it was so very dear of her to bring me these---she knows how much I love Roses and in all those lovely spring colors, too.....
Lee was telling us about when she was leaving to go back east to do this new Musical at The Goodspeed Theatre in Connecticut. I think I mentioned it in the first LWL post....it's called "Radio Girl" and it is based on the film 'Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm'....She told us she plays a 'bitch'....NOT type casting, at all.....So, it will be a stretch for her, and lot of fun for her, too.......
It was now waaay past the time that Bridget should have arrived and so Lee called her and left a message....I told Will to go ahead and get ready to serve lunch and we would go to the table.....Which is exactly what we did.....
Before I sat down, I took a few pictures from a 'standing' vantage point. There are Betty and Dianne, having just sat down---See those little confetti things hanging down over on the far right of the picture? Those were from the poppers at the last LWL They look so festive there I just decided to leave them, for the time being.........
That's my empty chair between Carol and Betty.....Will had removed the plates so the food could be 'plated' (I feel so "Top Chef" saying that...lol)...and I took a few more pictures before sitting down....
Dianne took a few pictures too. Here's one of Betty, below....
And this very pretty one of Lee, above, holding that beautiful potted Rose that Van had so generously created for each one of us and gave to me as my Birthday Gift......Then, she caught me, finally about to sit down.......
Bridget had still not arrived when Will served our Lunch......
And we repeated the same lunch as the last time because I love this dish and never get a chance to have it, except at these lunches........
Yes! "Eggs Benedict".....!
And that luscious salad that compliments the Eggs Benedict so beautifully---Butter Lettuce, Pears, Candied Roasted Pecans and Crumbled Blue Cheese with a lovely light Vinaigrette Dressing....these flavors are just so delicious with each other....Yum, Yum., Yum......
And below.....look who's plate is practically empty....!
Yup! It was mine. I just couldn't finish all the salad, though I wanted to...But I knew that I had to leave room for dessert! But, before dessert, we had our coffee.......
That empty chair next to Lee, was for Bridget....! We still had not heard from her, but just so you won't worry...she did eventually call us and she was mortified! She had, unfortunately, written the lunch down for July! (lol). So, she had two very important appointments on our Lunch Day, but she did manage to come on by around 5:00pm......Meanwhile, while we were having our coffee and before dessert...It was Gift Bag Time.....Hooray!
We had some colorful 'crowns' and this darling Angel-With-Wings-little- long-legged-bear-girl, and a strange but cute soft green animal that I was never sure what kind of animal he was...He has these Jester thing's on the top of his head......
I think he is a Hippo....Don't you? A 'Jester' Hippo---Well, why not! Okay....I know some of you will call this a tease....Well, maybe it is...Or, maybe I just need more time to create Part 3 of this 'Ladies Who Lunch' Birthday Celebration. It will be coming along here in a few days......More To Come.........
| posted by OldLady Of The Hills at 2:07:00 AM
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