My wonderful Canyon Sands Bookclub

What fun today to see everyone again and to talk about books and food....our topic.  I chose "My Life in France" by Julia Child to talk about and shared stories of being introduced to all sorts of wonderful food during our first trip to France rather like Julia Child's experience of being exposed to all this wonderful dining after being raised in a "meat and potatoes" family in Pasadena, California.

One of the things I mentioned was our introduction to mussels in Beziers in 1972. We couldn't believe this guy was eating this huge plate of what seemed like fish bait to us but he was eating with such gusto and enjoyment, Jim said we had to try them. The beginning of many thousands of mussels.

We have been so wonderfully welcomed here this year. Is it because Trump had been so wretched towards Canada...perhaps. You just gotta love Americans...well, most of them.

And it's so sweet that the bookclub has named our little Canyon Sands lending library "Kathy's Corner". She was such a special person for all of us. I don't think anyone of us met anyone quite like her.