Fall out from the volcano

I knew that flights were grounded because of the volcano in Iceland last week.  I never thought it would affect my life in anyway since none of my family is flying.  But it turns out there are plenty of other people, mostly friends whose lives were affected..  Being grounded has not all been bad as I got to see a friend and his kids.  I have not seen him in 15 years, I had never even met his daughter.  They had been in Scotland for a week and got diverted to London when flights were grounded so a reunion ensued.  Friends for life do not make you feel the passage of time and if the very grown kids hadn't been there, it could have been 1986.  We had fun catching up and hope to see the whole family the next time.

Then last night, my other friend who was grounded came over with his wife.  We were supposed to go out for dinner, but I ended up waiting for a delivery so I cooked.  The kitchen worked really well and I got to socialise while finishing the cooking.  I tried out a new beef recipe which worked really well.  Might have to buy bigger tongs as it is hard manipulating a hunk of beef with small tongs.  My delivery arrived, the stools for the kitchen counter.  The boys unpacked and we all tried them out after dinner.

First cooking class this evening, wish me luck.