Saturday, July 11, 2026
Breakfast: a small portion of leftover teriyaki tofu and asparagus with rice. All day: clean and prep for a dinner party. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftover burritos. Errands. Dinner party at home with Patrick: Suzan, Tim, Simon, Josh, Sheening. Patrick's menu: drinks: large-batch mint juleps. Dinner: garden lettuces with bacon, radishes, and scallion-buttermilk dressing (no bacon for Simon); warm cornbread; whipped honey butter; chicken étouffée (mushroom étouffée for Simon); butter and bay leaf steamed rice. Dessert: peach cobbler with fresh whipped cream. Patrick played Madonna's Confessions and Confessions II. We celebrated a birthday and a new home.