Lunching with Friends

Victoria offers an opportunity which we lack in Calgary and that is socializing with friends over lunch.

Yesterday, we spent the afternoon with Diane and Tony Taylor at their home in Gordon Head. They are in the process of renovating their older house and it's fun seeing what changes have happened since our last visit. This time their cat, Coco, decided she loved us and so we were her best friends all afternoon. She is a beautiful Abyssinian with lots of energy.

Diane and Tony are off to India in February and to get in the mood, Diane served us an incredible Indian lunch of lamb, cauliflower, rice and vermicelli pudding. I realize I lack the Indian names for these dishes but suffice to say they were a burst of different curry flavours (except the dessert, of course).

Today we enjoyed lunch with our neighbours Cynthia, Ray, and Caroline Goff. They have babysat our condo during the building renos and have made sure the workmen have had access to our place to do what must be done. We really appreciate the time and effort they have made on our account so wanted to thank them with a lunch out. Chrisites is everyone's favourite so we walked over. A group of veterans from WWII and Korea were also enjoying lunch after the Remembrance Day ceremonies and one man had his medals proudly displayed.

Glen felt this was his last chance for fish and chips so ordered the halibut. Ray is also a fan of fish and they both sprinkled malt vinegar on their chips in true British pub spirit. Cynthia had a lovely alfredo pasta and Caroline enjoyed the teriyaki chicken burger. I had the reuben sandwich and could not resist ordering fries instead of a salad. I'll live to regret that decision and will probably have to spend an extra half hour on the treadmill next week.

Glen remarked he can see a retirement in Victoria spent chatting the hours away with good friends and it sounds like a great plan.