OLD GEEZER HOLDS SMART DINNER PARTY





 MOI thought it was time to have a smart dinner party.  Having come to enjoy the company of Paul and Alan, it seemed like a clever bonding experience...

Gave plenty of notice to, and hoped that it would be an eventful evening...

With pot and kettle sorted out, all that was required was a trip  to market to get the fixing for meal planned.  One so much wanted to impress invited guests.

Being the world traveller, the old geezer thought to serve up clever finger food.  SPAM, sliced and diced up on crackers.  There was also egg salad on crackers.  Dressed up with olives.  Not one to spare expense, the old geezer had lovely Havarti cheese as well.  Quite grand.  So Continental...

The salad was a pure delight to the eye.  There were tomatoes, radishes and 3 different colours of bell peppers.  Tossed and allowing for guests to dress as they wished.

Main course was bangers and mash.   Yummy.  Very British.

Afters was a creation from heaven.  Would have wished for the above, since was really putting on the dog, but me guests had to settle for a Strawberry and Cream Cake.

The evening was ended with watching a British film.

What made the evening a huge hit was the very enjoyable company.  Sitting at table and making an event of the meal.  Without the telly or a mad dash to finish meal.

MOI sort of picked, but could see that Paul and Alan tucked into their meal with delight.  Lovely to see so much joy at eating.

BABS GETS SPECIAL FELINE 'BIRTHDAY SONG' GREETING

Babs is a very special lady to this old geezer.  So special that he hunted high and low to find the appropriate filmed bit to celebrate her special day today.  Today is Babs birthday...

Being ever so wicked, this old geezer found a filmed bit of a singing pussy.  Fancy that.

Will have you know that folks call their 'cats', pussies', in UK.  For all of you readers who think the old geezer is trying to be rude.

The joke is that Babs has two pussies and just adores the little monsters.

Babs to left of Easter Bunny(Robert)

Last year, Babs help the old geezer make Easter special for children in neighbourhood and to Larry Greathouse (Larry died this month).  Can still hear her loud cackle as she help pass out treats to all of the little buggers who came for basket and special toys.

Our connection went back a bit.  Seems Babs had lived in Fresno for many years and when she first met the old geezer she told that she remembered reading stories of in the local paper.

This old geezer has had the great good fortune to meet lovely folks throughout life, none more lovely than Babs.  When Paul died last year, Babs was a strong shoulder to cry on.

The old geezer thinks that his departure from California was a bit sudden for most, Babs being hurt by me departure.  One does not like to burden others with grief and misfortune, both of which had visited the old geezer at the same time.  There is no doubt that Babs cared, but the old geezer had to find his 'light' again and Marysville was too dark for.

Having no need to hide, contact was kept and Babs was one of first faithful readers to email and express joy at the diary being kept again.

I adore Babs, that is the truth of it.  I do so hope that this birthday is met by many, many others.

Now if one can get that bloody pussy back in the carry-all, will sent it back from whence it came...

OLD GEEZER VISITS CAFE IN HILO

OLD GEEZER VISITS CAFE ROUND CORNER FROM HOSTEL IN HILO,HAWAII.

LIFE IN DOWNTOWN IS INTERESTING AND THE HOSTEL IS CLOSE TO ALL THINGS OF INTEREST.  AND THE LOCALS ARE RIGHT INTERESTING AS WELL.
WHAT IS NOT TO LIKE ABOUT HILO, SMALL TOWN WITH CHARM THAT TAKES YOU BACK TO OLD HAWAII.