Ah, romance. How could the world exist
without it? Impractical, you say, unrealistic, unimportant to the story?
Romance paints the setting, the era, the characters, enlivens the drama, every
part of your story. Ah qui, mon ami,
include some romance. History is alive with it and God himself created it.
On February
14, 2013, the day was cold,
blustery and rainy, rather unusual for our southern climate, so we decided to
make a special dinner in the library in front of the fire, our favorite place
to be in the wintertime. Wright brought the round table for two and I thought
of what dishes would work best for our special night. I chose the Bavarian
Mitterteich china, made in Bavaria Germany. It is lovely with a soft muted ecru
rose pattern on white, edged in gold with delicate sculpted edges. I coordinated
this with burgundy and deep blue.
We
started with salad and multi grain bread, pineapple, blueberries, and cottage
cheese in a jelled salad topped with whipped cream. We enjoyed this course for
at least half an hour
Who needs dinner after this?
While
Wright added logs to the fire, I brought in the main course; pork chops in a
mango salsa mixed with apricot preserves slow cooked in the crock pot and
served with rice and asparagus. We ended the meal with coffee and pumpkin roll.
The whole dining time took 2 hours. It was the loveliest way to celebrate with
my Valentine
A favorite table candle, the stag's head
The stag’s head candle
holder is the Clan Davidson family crest and always so charming for the table.
We used candlelight and firelight and some low lighting to make the ambiance
romantic. Oh yes, I am a hopeless romantic!
By the fire
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