Pleasant evening.

[jwgh]

As previously mentioned, my mother and her boyfriend Frank came down to Providence for dinner tonight. Frank's daughter Naamah also joined us.

My first thought was to go someplace on Federal Hill, but parking was pretty nutty, so I quickly decided that plan B was to go to Julian's on Broadway. This was a good call -- parking was pretty easy and we got a table immediately. I had the crispy hot and sweet duck with bacony lentils and broccoli and for dessert the strawberry rhubarb white chocolate tart with lattice crust. It was all divine.

I chatted with my mother about various goings-on and just had a generally pleasant time. When we left Julian's the temperature was in the high 70s, which is just about perfect.

It was a good evening. I hope you all had a nice Friday night also.

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While I'm thinking of it, and to annoy doctroid:

Tomorrow afternoon/evening there's going to be kickball in the West End. [website] The Decatur Drunksefenders will be playing at 3 and the Bike Panthers (margo_virago's team) will be on at 4. I think everyone who's expressed an interest in walking tomorrow evening will be there, so if we have the time and inclination we might do some strategizing and plan-changing there. (Also, let me know if you'd like a ride to see kickball.)

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I have some other plans for tomorrow morning and early afternoon. We shall see if they come to fruition! Oh yes!

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In less good news, I had to rip out about an inch of the baby sweater owing to doofusness. Currently I'm engaged in getting all of the stitches back on the knitting needles without dropping any. (But I am in a good mood anyway.)

Comments

[saucypunk.livejournal.com]

excellent. do we think the plan is going to involve walking from kickball to the red fez and then back over near kickball? i'm thinking i should ride my bike to the field and then leave it chained there until after dinner. (in which case i'd have to go back and get it, and it would be nice to have company while walking, though not entirely necessary.)

i'm intrigued by your "other plans"... it sounds somehow naughty.

[jwgh]

I think that might indeed happen (Carrie seemed to have the same idea). We can bring Carrie's bike rack to kickball if it seems possible if it will come in handy.

I think I will leave the 'other plans' mysteriously vague for now!

[jwgh]

How was your evening? I gotta say that I was feeling a bit jealous earlier reading of the plans of ice cream, cold beverages, and companionship.

[saucypunk.livejournal.com]

my evening was lovely! we all agreed that the garden is excellent for drinking & eating ice cream in, so i'm sure it'll happen again, and you'll certainly be invited.

and i biked all over the city, except not much on the east side because there were hills, and i was getting tired. but it felt really good.

[samantha2074.livejournal.com]

I feel your ripping out pain. Don't know if you've tried this or not, but if you run some yarn on a tapestry needle through the stitches on the row you're ripping back to, it's a lot easier to get them back on the needle.

[jwgh]

Hmm, I will remember this in the future. Anyway, I think everything is OK now in knittingland.

[muffyjo]

Oooh! Duck! I love Duck! Actually, that's not true. It's one of those meals where when it's good, I adore it, when it's not, it's completely loathsome. Glad you had a good evening!

[cgoldfish.livejournal.com]

yes ride!

other plans? do tell.