What with all the hubbub around Port Swiller Manor and intermittent access to bloggy world, I didn’t get the chance to mention here that this past Wednesday was the 20th anniversary of the day on which Mrs. Robbo was fool enough to say, “I do”.
By way of innertoob celebration, I posted a quote by somebody named Paul Sweeney over on FB: “A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.”
I find this quote to be quite droll, especially said with an Irish accent. But it’s also quite accurate.
By way of real life celebration, Mrs. R and I went out to dins at L’Auberge Chez Francois, a swank local French place where as a rule we only dine if somebody else is paying for it. This time, however, we decided to toss economy to the wind and have a real feast. And heavens was it worth it! I started out with fois gras served on toast with pear slices and a glass of late-harvest wine that I can still taste, before going on to a large main course that involved lamb, veal and lobstah tail.
Sitting on the other side of the room was a woman I took to be Arianne Huffington. However, either she’s got a doppleganger or else that Greek accent is fake.
Chez Francois, by the way, specializes in Alsatian fare, which means that there’s a Teutonic influence. Sauerkraut lurks on the menu like Arminius in the Teutoburg Forest, ready to spring on the unwary. Mulling this, I was overcome with the urge to yell, “Varus! Where are my EAGLES!!??”
Anyhoo, here’s to the next twenty…….
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June 22, 2013 at 8:24 pm
Vicki
Oy. On our last anniversary Husband and I had to settle for…Bob Evans. I had a lovely hot turkey sandwich.
Oh you and your swanky eats….
June 23, 2013 at 12:09 am
sleepybeth
Many congrats to you and the Missus. Tim has 2 years yet to find a swanky place for us to celebrate our 20th. We celebrated our 5th at The Waffle House due to poor planning on his part, he’s not let me down since though.
June 23, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Robbo
Oh, I’m usually pretty bad about this sort of thing.
June 23, 2013 at 7:24 pm
captainned
Dining with Papa, I see.
June 24, 2013 at 2:35 pm
The Maximum Leader
Congrats. I do love L’Auberge. It has been forever since I’ve been there. It is a regional institution.
The missus & I celebrated our anniversary this past Saturday by spending the whole day apart until dinner – then having homemade chicken pot pie.
June 28, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Robbo
“No, Kitty! That’s MAH pot pie!”