December 14, 2018. Madison, Mississippi. Pleasant Surprise.

John and David agreed to get together this afternoon to smoke a cigar in tribute to Ken. The plan was for John to come to our house, where they would sit on our dock to talk and smoke cigars. 5:00 was the agreed on time. John arrived bringing a cooler full of oysters, along with all the trimmings. John knew that Ken loved oysters so this was his tribute to Ken. Suzanne joined the men on the dock. The evening was beautiful with no wind or rain. Eventually they were forced inside for the dinner of oysters. Suzanne organized our dinner of rice with chicken, cooked by Reisys, oysters on the half shell, salad and an anti pasta tray. Six of us sat around the table enjoying every bite. The surprise of the oysters delighted us all, even Samantha who does not eat oysters. Ice cream for dessert made us all happy. We sat at the table and talked and talked, including the derivation of the term "Your world is an oyster." On Saturday night at our party, John suggested that he would invite Ken and me over to eat oysters but Ken died before we could make that date. Tonight was his tribute to Ken. And it was a wonderful treat for us. Ken would have been pleased.