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No one here has given one thought of my absence. For all you know, I could have been GR's BBQ on Thursday! ...Axe murderer and all that, you know!

My plane got in about 10 PM last night & I spent all day today cleaning our loaned RV for our BamaJam stay tomorrow through Sunday morning. Still not through stocking it up.
So, I'll be late posting a trip report & pics, of which I took way too many! Filled one 2 gig card & partially another.
Forgot my camera one whole day ( the day after Joan's party, as I left it at her house), or it would have been even more! Marion has a huge zoom lens, so expecting great pics from her as well!

I just had to log on to see what you all were saying & I see I'm a complainer about the food ...that's news to me - thought I had raved aplenty! I don't think I had a bad meal there even once!
GR's spread was huge & I did take pics. Then she kept bringing even MORE things out to eat - plus a wonderful BD cake for Endo. The lemondrops were taking affect & I don't think I captured the later appearances of delicous dishes. I have actually requested recipes - but you don't have toTOO quickly as I can't access my Masterchef program. My puter is still out & am still on Dh's laptop.

Meetshare's dinner was a more reasonable size, but not lacking in the flavor department one whiffen spit! Delish is the word of the day. Esp. the blackberry ice cream & lemon cake with berries on the side! Yum! I may need to know not only the recipe, Meetshare, but also the type of machine. All we have is the traditional ice cream maker.

For sure, GR kept us busy but it was 'just perfect!' as they say. I loved every minute!

I think the biggest 'surprise' was the Fanny Bay Oysters size. Patrick & Marion had both ordered oysters on the half shell at Bard & Banker that were very tiny in size - less than our standard couple to three inch ones here in the south. I'd read that the FB ones were only available on Vancouver Island & wanted to try them. The order of 4 for $12.95 seemed a bit steep - esp. if they turned out to be the tiny ones the others had had the night before. Then I saw Barb's also offered an order of ONE for $1.95. So, I placed an order for Fish & chips & one FB oyster. I have to tell you that that ONE Fanny Bay oyster was the biggest oyster ( and the most flavorful) I've ever had in my life! An order of four would have been too many for me - one or maybe two would have been gracious plenty! At first glance, I supposed it was a croquet , but no, it was a whole oyster. I believe it was about 5-6 inches by 3 1/2 or so.

I have to quibble with Mike a bit too. I have evidence of myself pulling in a basket or two of crabs & holding the big grand-dad of them all! I also purchased a yellow purse in Sidney while shopping with Irma & Marion. It's the first time ever for me to be shopping & crabbing in the same day - much less, the same outfit! But, you'll have to wait for it, as I'm exhausted & going to bed now.

Many thanks, to both of you Gardenridge & Meetshare! You guys are the hostesses of the year! I don't think you can be out done.