Category Archives: Dining

Showing Off the Renovations

Posted on May 5, 2022 by thewineraconteur

We have been hard at work getting the house fixed up and we are almost there.  And we have started to have dinners here in between the moving of furniture, new hardwood floors, wallpaper removal, painting, plaster repairing, hanging new … Continue reading →

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When You Just Want Something Different

Posted on May 1, 2022 by thewineraconteur

There are times when you are having dinner at home, but nothing really fancy, though with my Bride she does try to make everything special.  We just finished the season of Lent and in this house, it means that we … Continue reading →

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What a Great Memory

Posted on April 29, 2022 by thewineraconteur

My Bride got excited and bought a bunch of filet mignons at the butcher counter and each was almost the price of a gallon of gas.  OK, not at nineteen cents a gallon during the gas wars that occurred during … Continue reading →

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Easter 2022

Posted on April 25, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Easter is a major holiday here, and we were going to celebrate it in style.  We always invite everyone, and if they can’t attend, that is their loss, because I will tell you that the house smelled wonderful, as my … Continue reading →

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Easter Eve 2022

Posted on April 23, 2022 by thewineraconteur

I created a faux pas, or perhaps a total sin, but I can’t be totally to blame, at least in my mind.  My Bride was a sponsor for her niece who was finally finishing her rites and at the same … Continue reading →

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Brunch at the Townhouse

Posted on April 7, 2022 by thewineraconteur

We were wandering around in Birmingham, Michigan a very nice suburb in the Detroit area that has a nice downtown area for shopping, dining and hotels.  Actually, the trip was for me, instead of my Bride, as I did have … Continue reading →

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An Eighteenth Birthday

Posted on March 16, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Definitely not mine or my Bride’s, but one of our grandchildren and he had several false starts, before he selected the venue for this dinner.  I have to admit that it was a bit of an adventure for me, as … Continue reading →

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Open That Bottle Night 2022

Posted on March 12, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Not only were we having a dinner party to celebrate my sister’s birthday, the evening was also “Open That Bottle Night” one of those wine drinker and wine writer holidays.  The concept was created by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John … Continue reading →

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How Can She Be 65?

Posted on March 10, 2022 by thewineraconteur

It is amazing, that we tend to realize that we get older daily, and it certainly beats the alternative.  The problem is that it is easier to notice getting older for ourselves, but when others hit milestones, it is a … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Night for My Dinner Club

Posted on February 22, 2022 by thewineraconteur

My dinner club is actually a “society” that is probably about one-hundred-forty-years old and has been recognized by the City of Detroit as one of the oldest groups still functioning, and is listed as Group Number Six in the national … Continue reading →

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