Oh, no, Tues almost gone

After a glorious morning at Sammie Marks museum — a house that is ideally suited for me, I must say, though the location is a little far from Santa Fe — and then an afternoon massage, I’m waiting to see if it’s swimming and steaming with Noekie before dinner.  Noekie and Mattie are coming for dinner and Marita is making babootie — I know it will be oh so good and I might have to cut short sitting in heat, wet or dry, to get back to gins and tonic, babootie and a wonderful wine we found.  We are going to come waddling home after all the grand breakfasts, dinners and suppers Marita has made — along with the gins and tonic and wines, of course.  Did I tell you about the dinner at Elsje’s last week just after we got back from Dana Bay?  Kudu pie, mashed potatoes, pumpkin and, I think but can’t remember, something else.  Crowned with Malva pudding with custard — a doubly wonderful way to end!  It was all so delicious, I can’t even say.  I have not had a single bad meal here — oh, there was one, a hamburger at a Wimpy’s — but no bad meals from Marita, Elsje or Mattie — what fantastic cooks they are!  Daniel, Dona and Judyth, y’all would be in hog heaven with these three.  The night we got back, Mattie made us a delicious lentil soup and chicken curry w/rice — and just-made bread — yummy.  Every time, YUMMY.  Laird and I are sure going to miss them when we’re forced to fall back on our own cooking skills much too soon.

Now I’m going to see if I can convince Laird to upload some photos, so you can see what we’ve been up to.  Happily yours, jm