Sociable
We have been social butterflies this week. On Tuesday Denise and Doug came for lunch. It was their cats which Nicky had been feeding last weekend while they were away. The mystery of why Denise and not been returning Nicky’s call’s and text’s was resolved. Denise had accidentally blocked Nicky’s number on her phone. Denise was very apologetic and presented us with a lovely PNG/Australian vine “Wonga Wonga”. Dale and Bob were also planning to join us for lunch but Dale had a migraine on Monday and then one of their much loved dogs became very ill on Tuesday. We still managed to enjoy ourselves, and the gluten free ciabatta rolls which Nicky had made. On Friday evening Krystyna and Mark came over for dinner. I served Boston beans with walnut bread, which went down well (it’s the creaminess of the mascarpone that does it). For dessert I prepared a Mary Berry Express Apple and Pear pie. We have started watching her “Makes it easy” series on TV, and the dish took our eye. My version wasn’t