cottage shower

Jeff and I are at the cottage for Thanksgiving weekend right now. Usually by the time Thanksgiving rolls around, most of the fall colours are over. This weekend, however, the colours are at the peak, a glorious riot of scarlets and oranges and yellows, above and below.

The big news at the cottage this weekend is The New Shower, replacing the old one. I love taking outdoor showers; there's something liberating about being doused by hot water in the middle of nature.





Larkin is noticeably pregnant (she's due mid-December). I asked her eagerly whether she thought it might be twins and she gave me the same "I'm going to kill you" look that other pregnant friends have given me when I asked the identical question.

Larkin's husband Rick is a chef of great skill at Oasis restaurant. He brought several dozen hand-picked Malpeck (sp?) oysters, shucked them in the kitchen, served them to us on ice with wedges of lemon and green tabasco sauce. It was the first time we'd ever had oysters at the cottage! Yummmm....





For dinner, we had Rick's homemade Montreal-style tourtiére (a sort of spiced meat pie) which was to die for, peas, salad with blue cheese dressing, tomato marmalade. Ginny made apple crisp with whipped cream for dessert.





Jeff, Ginny, Brittany and I had a sauna and quick dip in the lake before dinner. VERY quick dip in the lake...it's pretty darned cold! The kind of cold where you're swimming to get out even before you hit the water. Very refreshing. :-)

Today's the Annual Cottage Turkey Bowl (football game between cottagers in the north and the south ends of the lake) and Thanksgiving dinner.

Have a great weekend, everyone!





Links/News:

One year ago, I arrived in California.

Three years ago, we hung out with Reid, Luisa & John Swain.

Four years ago, we played with Olivia and Brittany at the cottage.

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Today's Blatherpics:

	While JBR was showing us the new outdoor shower, I took this photo of myself in the reflection of the showerhead, looking straight up.
	The new outdoor shower.
	Oysters.
	Rick's tourtiére. (drool)
	Brittany.