Desserts for Sweet Charity, visit with Al & Lynn

Michael was out of the house before 8 AM on Saturday (9/29) and I hopped up to start baking for the SWEET CHARITY fund raising event for Volunteers.  I got 30 individual Cookies & Cream Cheesecakes done, 

and then 60 Baklava Cookies.  

That took several hours and I was grateful to get back to the coolness of my studio by the time they were all done.  

I got a few more rows done on my quilt of valor, 

as well as a few embroideries for the newest baby quilt:  

Aren’t those just the cutest elephants ever?  Of course, not as cute as this little pumpkin, sleeping away while I was slaving over hot sewing machines:

Guess I always have to leave a quilt on the to-be-bound pile!

Michael came home with an 81 and THREE birdies!!!  And after he updated his golfing stats, he helped me to deliver all of the desserts.  

By then it was time to get cleaned up for our visit with Al and Lynn.  

Al & Lynn are our financial planners, as well as being good friends.  We met for 2 hours to go over all of our stuff (yes, we can still afford to live here for another 30 years  :~) and sign about a billion pieces of paper before heading out to THE FISH MARKET at Baxter Village.  

Our meal was INCREDIBLE!!!  It started with chocolate/raspberry martinis, 

continued on with she crab soup and shrimp cocktail, 

got serious with scallops and bacon risotto, 

shrimp pasta 

and  lemon/garlic shrimp with crab hash:

before finally finishing with a plethora of desserts!  

We got FABULOUS news during dinner; Al & Lynn and their respective spouses are moving to Carolina Orchards!!!!  Only 30 minutes away….it will be terrific to have them so close!!!  We rolled out to the car and said our good-byes, and came home to read for an hour or so before bed.

***MMR – Michael’s Movie Reviews***

A SIMPLE FAVOR – this mystery thriller has more twists and turns than a Carrowinds roller coaster.  The story revolves around 2 different women who, at first glance, couldn’t be more different.  But in the end, they’re more alike than you can imagine.  The favor is “will you watch my son for a few hours?”  It turns into days and into a mysterious disappearance.  Is it murder?  Is the victim really dead?  Love, hate, who did what to whom?  It will all come out in the end, but what a ride to get there.  I give it 4 fat quarters out of 5.