Although it’s an unprepossessing building from the outside, the interior of the Pink Chandelier is full of beautiful and fancy decor and as its name implies, many elaborate chandeliers. Our High Tea was a special occasion with both daughters and a couple friends; we sampled many teas and (over)ate many goodies. However, it’s definitely a once in a while treat since it wasn’t cheap at all. $320 for five of us, yikes.
I almost hated to unfold the heart shaped napkin!
Where to start? It may not look like much, but we started with a wonderful tomato bisque and then sampled these small savories and desserts. The cake with the raspberry on top was my absolute favorite! I still prefer coffee although I did find a couple tasty varieties of tea. Next time I won’t order a large latte and fill up on it before the high tea even starts. Sigh.
In refrigerator news, my Kenmore Coldspot (birthdate 4/96) seems to be working again for no apparent reason. Pure effing magic, my late husband used to say about the behavior of mechanical and electrical appliances. (note: he didn’t say effing) Sadly, my frozen apples and cottage cheese are ruined, even though they’re thawed. I did look at refrigerators on the Costco website and had tentatively chosen a Whirlpool. I’m still extremely concerned about the height of new refrigerators due to the cabinet that sits above the space in my kitchen. John has volunteered to install the new thermostat I bought from Sears Parts Direct; we’ll see if that solves the now non-existent problem.
Yesterday after our High Tea, Older Daughter came to my house to run through one of her presentations for her Montreal interview. I listened to her French and critiqued a few word choices, corrected some genders and reminded her about subjunctive use. I’m far from excited about a potential move for her and her family, yet I also won’t stand in her way and will be as supportive as possible. John has mentioned numerous times that he doesn’t understand why she would uproot her family, why she would want to live in Montreal and why she would go back to university teaching. I finally told him in a semi-nice way that I did NOT want to discuss it with him. After all, I avoid talking to him about his younger daughter and her secrecy about her daughter’s autism, her lack of communication and honesty about everything, her homeschooling, who her husband and she voted for in the last election, and other issues that I could bring up. On the other hand, he has the tendency to criticize both my daughters which I DO NOT APPRECIATE. Worrying and whining about my kids is my job, right?
On to this happy sweetheart, so full of smiles. He still doesn’t sleep well at all though–a problem for Younger Daughter who is back to work.
For those wondering, I did go out to a late V-Day dinner with John. McMenamin’s Elks Temple is also well known for their chandeliers. They are everywhere and quite impressive! Unfortunately, John and I weren’t impressed by the food we ordered, plus I was disappointed that he didn’t bring me a card. Perhaps I need to stress to John again that I don’t want a fuss, but that I do appreciate cards more than anything else. In fact, my only V-Day card this year was from my blog friend; thanks, Kathy! xoxo
Well, good grief, here it (possibly) is–our traditional February snow. By the temperature, it doesn’t appear that it will be a Snowmaggedon except on the mountain passes. Due to the tricky convergence zones, I’ll believe it when I see it. 🙂
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