🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 DINNER GUEST?
You’re a Canadian, hosting an intimate dinner party. Who will be your featured guest?
If you’re inclined, in the comments, please tell me why you chose who you chose.
#dinnerparty #conversation #canada #uspoli #ukraine #cdnpoli @canada
Oz the Foz, Squeakers and a Belgian beer stew.
#Belgium #Portugal #FozDoArelho #CaldasDaRainha #live #friends #music #musician #jamming #DinnerParty #birthday
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Friday in Foz do Arelho was a day of heavy, tropical rain, a stark contrast to the gentle drizzle I remember from my childhood in Radcliffe. We had planned to take our four hounds to the lagoon as it was the first birthday of Françoise and Edith, aka the squeakers. I know @Suzy Starlite will write a little piece on them and will leave her to wax lyrical. Instead, we stayed home with me working on the acoustic panels for the Lab and Starlite jet washing the drive: yes, in the rain. Friday is one of our three weekly gym days, where for two hours, I attempt to kill myself—in the pursuit of a trimmer and happier me. We set off around 1400 via Pingo Doce to pick up some supplies. We've adopted a no-drinking-at-home policy unless we have guests. This has enhanced our social life, as we've been going out more and meeting wonderful people. And on that note, we had a dinner date in the early evening at the home of the omnipresent Oz the Foz with the promise of Belgian beer stew. On non-gym days, we tend to only eat one meal, so today we kicked off with porridge. It’s great to work out on, but by the time it came to 1800 we were pretty peckish. Oz's home overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, and we arrived just in time to witness a spectacular sunset. Joining us were John Cunningham, his partner Ana Pinto, Jamie and Cheryl Hutchison and Canadian, Andrew Byrne. The stew was delicious and was accompanied by mashed spuds, peas in a Belgian style and apple sauce, followed by a lovely, moreish, ‘heart attack on a plate’ fig, peanut butter and chocolate dessert provided by the Hutchison’s Oz is Belgian and a great host. By the end of the night,he was amazed at the number of empty wine bottles lined up on the worktop. Brits being Brits. Except for Cheryl, all the guests were musicians, and following dinner, we had a bit of a jam. I brought my Fylde Custom Falstaff guitar, and Suzy brought her Mike Lull M4V bass. Finding an amp for the bass is always a challenge and tonight, we experimented with one of our self-powered QSC K12 PA speakers and a Radial JDI DI box, which worked surprisingly well—no EQ, just straight in. The power of a great instrument, eh? Thanks for a great evening Oz in the Foz…