Monroe Mondays

Thousand Canapés

We threw a party for son who turned 18 some weeks ago, and he had ordered champagne and canapés on cocktail sticks as first course. So in my best “vintage housewife” style I spend half a day producing THOUSAND canapés! It took quite a long time to do, but it looked very nice and tasted delicious.

There were beans with bacon, made in the oven:

There were half mini-tomatoes with mozzarella and one leaf of basil, and there were cheese with grapes:
There were shrimps with a bit avocado:
And there were two different kinds of melon with ham:
We drank champagne in lovely tall glasses at our patio – and NO rain!

Monroe Mondays

Texting with Brother

I have a really crazy brother. The other I received this text:
“What are you doing? Write something naughty!”

I know him and share the same crazy humour, so I wrote back:
“Three ecological apples for 10 dollars at the grocer. I’m at work, silly.”

I could almost hear him laugh at the other end when I received this text back:
“It is not just naughty, it is pornographic!”

A funny break like this lightens up my work day.

Monroe Mondays

What Kind of Critter are You?

I have a tortoise. He is “piercet” – we have drilled a hole in his shell, so he can enjoy the free life in our garden all Summer. I have several times seen different cats sitting and staring in disbelief at him, and I can almost hear them think: “What kind of critter are you?”.

"Are you an animal?"

"You don’t look like one, but you move."

Monroe Mondays