the fortuitous
combination of lunch with good friends followed by a full-body scrub in the
afternoon.
Wednesday I meet
with the old and the new treasurer of the association for whom I have done the
data basing and book keeping for over 20 years to hand off this years things
up-to-date: I am now officially retired.
That meeting meant
changing a long-planned luncheon date and I was extremely lucky that my three
friends were able to do so. We returned to the Bristol Hotel’s restaurant as
over the years have found that it really can’t be beat, as much for the space
between the tables, allowing for non-shouting conversations, as for the
delicious concoctions of the chef and the attentive service.
They have recently
changed a few things (new interesting swirly carpet for one) and one addition
is intriguing and a very good idea: a small round token that one places either
on the green “classic service” side or on the “red” more discreet service
side. What a wonderful idea for that
serious business conversation or tête-à-tête. We left ours on the green, but I
am tempted to return and use the red side to see the difference.
From the
delectable turnip with nuts “mise en bouche” (an appetite whetter served before
the first course), through the salmon with avocado sauce starter to the main,
fish with its “foam” and mashed potatoes over artichokes and vegetables, all
was delightful. Going back out into the
cold and gray from the warm and cozy with good conversation was a shock to the
system.
Later I went to
the Clarins care center to use the coupon that I had received for my birthday:
a full-body scrub with the application of lotion thereafter had me oozing back
into my car – just barely capable of driving home, where, in order to not break
the mood, I indulged in squash soup and a taped game show before floating up to
my bed and sweet dreams. Putty would have had more energy than I at that point.
Not many days can
beat that one.
