Private dinners, name tapes and of course camp

Bravo to the chefs! Kate and her friend Lydia spent all day on Wednesday slaving away in a hot kitchen and prepared a sensational dinner for the assembled hordes. That would actually be two sets of parents and one baseball playing brother. Lydia was the inspiration behind this great experience and Lydia's mother was the enabler that made it all come together. Seared tuna on sushi rice or proscuitto wrapped figs were the starters with a nice bottle of Prozecco as the pouring wine. Then beautifully plated dishes on the buffet included chicken roulades with an accompanying pesto sauce, steamed stringbeans and farfalle with a fresh tomatoe sauce. More prosecco or a Rose Malbec for drinks. Dinner was capped by fresh fruit and baklava. We were all thrilled by the high level of professionalism exhibited the girls and their follow through on a very ambitious menu. Three cheers to the girls and Amy, the cooking teacher.

Kate's been on a role because the following night she and her Dad went out for Japanese food while I had dinner at a French restaurant with a friend. And tonight, we are all going out for a celebratory send off at: a french restaurant. Tomorrow she goes to camp for a month and I must start to write notes, letters and e-mail at a furious pace. And we'ver just about managed to identify most of her camp stuff with name tags but the rest of it is probably never coming home with her. I'll just keep my fingers crossed. The first year Kate went to camp she camp home with everybody's clothing but her own....last year wasn't so bad and she assures me that this year will be stellar. The original order of 100 name tapes lasted through 3 years and 3 summer of camp. Not a bad investment. Stellar.