Great Minds Think Alike

You know, when the Moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter lines with Mars - well, today was such a day.
(Full Disclosure - I really do not believe such things but, it gets the message across - because, you all know what I mean) For the first time in a long time, I had the privilege to go Thrift shopping with my mother. We had arranged to lunch with a dear friend (Miss Jeanne) at her home. Her grandson was there and was a perfect opportunity for he and my boy to play together - they really get along so well. The boys played outside and we ladies talked and talked and talked. The kids were going to play in the pool - but - her grandson had a bad case of swimmers ear and we all thought it was best for them to stay out of the water. They still had a great time together catching bugs, exoskeletons and other creepy crawlies. They brought one grasshopper in for the bird and it got away - only for a moment and then they took it back outside and set it free(I think the grasshopper scared the poor bird or it was the boys laughing and carrying on).

We stopped off at the Goodwill and Mother found some things and I found some things and then --- we get to the books. She had just perused the cookbooks and scored " The Martha Stewart Cookbook - Collected Recipes for Everyday" and a book on how to make all sorts of things from shoe polish to baby lotion. Then, I get to the book section - she had left the book corner - I found "the" cook book : "The Vegetarian Epicure". Now, I showed this to my mom and said "This looks like a book we need, why in the world did you pass this one up???" She responded "I did not see it". I asked her if our dear friend - Miss Jeanne had donated this book because it was soooo her. (She is down sizing and will be moving back to Maine, so it would've been possible). Well, we decided to ask her when we got to her house.

We walked in - cookbook in hand - she is standing at the stove, concocting an ethereal cheese souffle from THIS SAME BOOK. Only, her book is missing it's cover and is bound together with silver electrical tape. This is a well worn and loved book. While she did not donate the book we purchased, we all had a good laugh that the same book we picked up and thought of her was indeed the one from which she was preparing our lunch. No wonder we are such good friends. Great minds do think alike.

Just to let y'all know what we had for lunch, here is the run down
For starters:
Tuscan Bread w/ Fresh Basil Pesto
Herbed Goat Cheese - Mother made it
Fresh Salsa & Chips - Made by Miss Jeanne
Peach Chutney - Made by Miss Jeanne

For lunch:
The a fore mentioned Ethereal Cheese Souffle
Nan's Mac & Cheese - this was no ordinary M&C - soo good
Cucumber Salad with Red Onions, Fresh Tomatoes and Avocados

For dessert:
Homemade Brownies - Made by Miss Jeanne
Blackberry Cobbler - Purchased from a bake sale -
we know how hard it is to make a living this way
Sweet Potato Pie - ditto
Fried Apple Pie - ditto

Oooohhh, does she ever know how to feed people.

We had such a great time.

I am almost finished with my post with receipts for the Ladies Luncheon. Be patient with me - we've been sick. Just have a few more reciepts left to enter. Maybe, I'll finish it tomorrow.