Two of Shelly's new joys in her active retirement are 1) voracious reading and 2) delicious international cooking. So last Monday was doubly joyful for her as she hosted the dinner meeting of her Grand Bay Book Club. This isn't just ANY book club . . . this is a serious group of librophiles that has been meeting for a couple decades, has built up an excellent traveling library, and has established some wonderful traditions. One such tradition is that a different club member hosts each bimonthly dinner meeting (about once a year) . . . and puts the club's @400-book library on display at her house during the evening. The women in the club are very serious readers . . . each reporting on a stack of books they have read since the last dinner; and contributing funds each meeting for the purchase of another dozen new books.
The hostess provides all the hospitality . . . Shelly's Labor Day menu was an Italian treat of fresh veggie appetizers, salad with homemade dressing, chicken parmesan, steamed green beans w/ a sundried tomato & dill sauce, quinoa pasta, and the piece de resistance . . . homemade tiramisu!
Libations, book reviews, conversations, and the sound of waves crashing on the shore filled the patio's night air.
I'm sorry- this is not the Shelly Campbell I know! (It must be Sheila- only Shelly will know what that means.) I am soooo impressed. Can you cook for me sometime (that is not something I would have asked a few years ago.)?
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