Category Archives: Dining

Christmas Day 2021

Posted on January 3, 2022 by thewineraconteur

As we are all trying to make some semblance of life, we were going to my cousin’s home for Christmas.  For years, Christmas Day was her bailiwick and then her son got married, bought a home, then had a child … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021 by thewineraconteur

It is always a wonderful time of the year to spend time with family and we do, even if it is frowned upon in this era.  All of my life, the Christmas season is about family, food and good times … Continue reading →

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Senior, Junior and Chester-Part Two

Posted on December 18, 2021 by thewineraconteur

It was an interesting event, our first dinner, as well as a Christmas dinner in our new dining room, and my poor Bride had to be shuffling about in this “boot” that would allow her to walk, while her bone … Continue reading →

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Senior, Junior and Chester

Posted on December 16, 2021 by thewineraconteur

We finally got the living and dining room in some semblance of order and we were going to have our first Christmas Dinner to celebrate.  It may be a while before we get all the chachkas back on the shelves, … Continue reading →

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The Annual Ladies’ Party 2021

Posted on December 6, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Long before I was on the scene, there was an Annual Ladies’ Party that my Bride has hosted and I am sure that if I ask, she could produce the first year and all the pertinent information.  In fact, it … Continue reading →

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A Dinner at St. John’s

Posted on December 4, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Periodically, I get to accommodate my Bride to social functions for her business.  Some of the meetings are tied in with sessions held at resorts in different parts of the state, to make it fair to members, as the membership … Continue reading →

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At Least Four Shades of Gray

Posted on December 2, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Normally the weekend after Thanksgiving would give shivers to me.  For ages in the retailing industry, it meant extended hours.  It also meant that I would have to find time to schlep some thirty cartons that are stacked and stored … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2021 Part Two

Posted on November 30, 2021 by thewineraconteur

We had all the food even after twenty-four diners from Thanksgiving, so we all went to the missing sister’s house to continue the revelry.  More Thanksgiving, more birthdays, more food and of course more wine.  It was also the meeting … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving 2021

Posted on November 28, 2021 by thewineraconteur

If it is the time of the year, that all the Christmas cards and newsletters have gone to the Post Office to be mailed, the gifts for the out-of-towners have been posted and all the local gifts have been wrapped … Continue reading →

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Shades of the Old Neighborhood

Posted on November 26, 2021 by thewineraconteur

At the end of my old neighborhood was Patton Park, named after General George “Blood and Guts” Patton, one of the military heroes of World War II.  The Park was famous in the day, because after the Independence Day parade, … Continue reading →

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