Summer Survey: Donn

Donny chauffeurs mom and me to June Lake in 2011.

I am pleased to introduce Donn. He is a man one can count on, good at everything under the sun. An all-around pleasure to be around. These are rare qualities. We love him. I include an image of Glass Creek because it is a good place to be.

1.     The best use for peanut butter: Big wad on a cracker fed to a dog and watch him lap it in and stick to the roof of his mouth. Unlimited entertainment!

2.     A great gift you would like to receive but no one has ever given you:  Face lift. More memory. New operating system. Need I go on?

3.     Fiction or non-fiction (and favorite title): Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys.

4.     A food everyone loves to eat but you think is overrated: Cake, but I do ‘like’ cake.

5.     Ideal temperature for sleeping:  Depends.

6.     One thing you love about camping: Flatulence without guilt. 

7.     One reason you do not camp more often: Getting really comfortable with creature comforts!

8.     Favorite thing about nighttime: Leaving my shades in their case.

9.     Ideal music for a summer evening: Nightingale by Yanni, full volume.

10.  Your thoughts on s’mores: Overrated!

11.  Would you ever live in the South? Lived in South California, never again, nuff said! (Donn is California-centric . . . .)

12.  If you stole an art piece, which one would it be? Me steal, surely you jest!

Dinner on Death Row

Donn and Nancy left today. We love their biannual visit. Here Donny found an empty Red Bull (pun) can in Robin and Duane's yard this morning. Inside, Maysen reported it was his father's. During the week, we interviewed everyone at dinner with the question, what would you eat for your last supper on Death Row. Donny had earlier stated his favorite food which spawned the answers. And, here they are.

Donn: appetizer apple fritter, extra-large pizza, brownies
Nancy: grossly rare steak, sautéed mushrooms, angel food cake
Brian: chicken noodle soup + grilled cheese sandwich, vanilla pudding with a shortbread cookie, hot chocolate
Patti: unknown (she could not decide since we could not tell her what she would have eaten the night prior). I suggested cheese fondue for her last supper and she did not say no.
Father: liver and onions (we divined this)
Jeffy: meat and marinara lasagna (with soft, not al dente, noodles), Italian veggies, lemon meringue pie, cold milk
Karen: a warm brothy bowl of Mulligatawny soup with toasts, cc-pecan-coconut cookie from Cooking for Mr. Latte