Cigar, Cocktails, and Then Dinner

 Sunday, May 24, 2026

Cigar and an Old Fashioned in the back yard this afternoon. As we got closer to dinner Dale joined me. He had a glass of wine. 

Beautiful day to sit in the yard. It was warm enough to feel like summer rather than spring. We were gonna use our new grill and make some brats we got just a week ago. They were fully packaged and in the fridge, however, when Dale opened them up the stank that was released was so nasty there was no way we were gonna eat 'em. And, they were still a few days away from the best-if-used-by day too! Dale had just gone to the store to pick up the fixings he was gonna make with the brats and, understandably, didn't feel like going back. However, he did grill up the asparagus for tonights dinner and we ate it as an appetizer. We ordered Chinese from our neighborhood take-out place. It was delicious. We'll pick up some more brats tomorrow. 

Dining Alone

Dale's back up on the Island again for the summer. I ordered from our local Chinese take-out place a couple days ago and got the sweet and sour shrimp, one of my favorites. I always order a bit more than I need so I have some leftovers, which I ate tonight. 

Dining Alone 2014 Part 1

With Dale out of town this weekend to help a friend move,  I decided to order Chinese from Xin Wong. I usually start with the wonton soup (top) and always get egg rolls (bottom). My favorite entree is the sweet & sour shrimp and I'm also fond of the broccoli with garlic sauce. I made the shrimp and broccoli last for two meals. Last summer while Dale was on the Island, my friend Warren and I would order a lot from Xin Wong.