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You couldn't have asked for more Sylvia...Perfect <3
It reminded me of the morning my dear mother died.
I saw a wedged tail eagle flying high overhead, amazing sight :-)
Carole xx
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............ 100 bottles of wine, 125 kinds of whisk(e)y
What a weekend!
I don't drink, but we went to a Toast for a friend (let's call him Daniel)
Daniel died a few weeks ago, and his wife arranged a Toast for Daniel for Saturday afternoon .................. over 75 people turned up :-D
Two golden eagles flew lazily around overhead, playing on the air currents.
The rain and drizzle stopped.
The sun came out ........ and their garden looked beautiful.
Daniel collected wine, and the idea was to help his wife get rid of some of the 100+ bottles of wine that were in the wine cabinets that filled one wall of his house.
In a little over 2 hours, plus a follow-up dinner for 10 close friends, about 20 bottles of wine were emptied ...................... surprisingly the majority of people drank only a couple of glasses. Others, like myself, stuck to juice and water.
No-one got smashed.
Everyone had a great time ............... and Daniel was well and truly remembered with love and laughter.
We were really glad that we had managed to get there to say goodbye to our friend of over 40 years.
We left home at 9am on Saturday morning, had a 2 hour ferry ride, and checked into the hotel at 1 pm ........... they let us have our room even though we were 2 hours early for check-in.
Dan's wife had asked us to arrive early, to help with set-up ............... OH was to give tours of part of the garden if anyone wanted to see it. Most people arrived and left more or less on time .............. but it was about 9 pm before the ones asked to stay on for dinner finally left.
That's when we decided to try the "Whisk(e)y Bar" in our hotel ................ they advertised that they now had 125 varieties of whisk(e)y, from all around the world.
Did you know there is a whisk(e)y from Wales????????????
Penderyn Distillery, Rhondda, produces a single malt whisky .......................... unfortunately OH didn't see that until after he'd ordered a double Laphroaig from Scotland :-)
Apparently he wants us to stay at the same hotel on another trip in the near future, so he can try Penderyn Whisky :-D
The listing of whiskies was just incredible. I was amazed at the number of countries that were represented ...... although I probably should not have been.
Of course, my erstwhile-favourite drink, Kentucky Bourbon, was represented by several makers.
.............. but a very large cranberry juice had to suffice :-(
This morning ................ a good Canadian breakfast (ie, our version of the "Full English"), a drive in pouring rain, a great soy latte, and another ferry ride home.
We got home in the late afternoon, after a relaxing and enjoyable time.
I finally looked on GR about 3 hours ago .................... and thought how much I had enjoyed my weekend away, with absolutely no computer contact since Friday night my time.
It was NOT a sad event ................ but a lovely way to say goodbye to a longtime, dearly loved friend, on a sunny afternoon, in his garden which was at its very best.
What more could anyone ask????
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