September 8, 2021. Western Head, Nova Scotia. A Spectacular Lunch.

Larry and Jan invited me for lunch, along with Walt, Mary and and Gill. Larry is an excellent cook so I knew lunch would be good but lunch today exceeded all expectations. Their home on Main Street in town is beautiful so we started with the lovely setting. Our starting time was 1:00 and we left well after 4:00. And we nibbled and talked the whole time. We started with assorted cheeses and crackers along with green grapes. We six sipped on either wine or water while we talked. We were to be eating a Belgium meal, prepared by Larry. When we moved to the dining room we found a large platter of totatoes, basel, chives and mazarello cheese on a bed of lettuce. It was Gills favorite salad. We enjoyed every bite. Along with the salad we ate fresh bread. Next in the center of the table was a large deep platter of mussels cooked in a wine and butter sauce. We each filled our bowl of mussels and we dug in. To the mussels in our bowl was added small french fries cooked in the oven. Evidently, in Belgium french fries are always served with mussels. We ate and ate those mussels and french fries until we were full. For dessert we returned to the living room for squares of lemon and dates, which were a perfect ending to the spectacular lunch. I felt fortunate to be invited by Larry and Jan.