June 21, 2026 Brunch - BLT Sandwiches. Snack - Gravad Lax canapés. Father’s Day Dinner - Curry Leaf take out Chicken Tika Marsala and Lamb Saag

June 21, 2026 Brunch - BLT Sandwiches. Snack - Gravad Lax canapés. Father’s Day Dinner - Curry Leaf take out Chicken Tika Marsala and Lamb Saag

It was a pleasant, quiet Father’s Day with some gardening, cooking, and lots of soccer.

I woke up around 7:00 and Suzette made me a latte machiatta with collagen and I soaked in the hot tub while she did water aerobics. Then we went back inside and I watched Fareed Zacharia and then ABC news.

Then I dressed and Suzette fried six slices of bacon and I cut six slices of whole wheat bread and two tomatoes and Suzette went to the garden and picked a basket full of lettuce. Willy joined us for brunch of a BLT sandwich with a cluster of grapes.

After brunch Willy left and we cleaned the several lb.s of garlic we picked yesterday and stored them in a plastic bag in the vegetable crisper.

Then Suzette drove to Lowe’s to buy flowers for a planter and I talked to Luke and then watched Belgium tie Iran 0 to 0, which was a disappointing match.

We then pitted about ten lb.s of apricots from Suzette’s trees at the Center divided about equally in two large pots.

To one pot Suzette added brown sugar, ginger, raisins, and apple cider vinegar to to make chutney. To the other she added water and sugar and cooked the apricots so that they were ready to eat over ice cream or be used as an ingredient in a cobbler or cake.

At 3:00 we finished pitting and I prepared a notice for the LRGA.

Then at 4:00 I started watching Uruguay v. Cape Verde, two of the smallest countries competing in the World Cup this year. It was an exciting match that ended in a 2 to 2 tie.

Also, Melissa came by to pick up some apricots and we gave her about 6 lb.s and we drank a glass of wine and I made canapés on thin slices of toasted baguette spread with goat cheese and garnished with Gravad lax, red onion, and capers

Then Willy called and offered to bring Indian food for dinner.

He suggested Chicken Tika Marsala and I suggested lamb saag.

I made rice and he arrived at 7:00 he also brought two potato samosas, a Nan, riata and rice. We pit out a jar of apricot chutney and Suzette poured us small mugs of Carlsberg Green beer.

We had a lovely dinner and watched Egypt beat New Zealand.

Then Willy left and Suzette went to bed and I stayed up and blogged until 10:00 when I watched an episode of Astrid and then went to bed.

Working out Luke’s money problem and Willy’s Indian dinner were my Father’s Day gifts as was Suzette holding me and telling me she loved me.

Bon Appetit