Marjan had contacted me to ask if we could have dinner together before the end of the year. It would have to be in the week before my birthday. That would be tricky; it was very busy with work, and I also had that birthday thing to prepare for. But it was then or not at all. So I said yes. And the previous time they had hosted, so I had to think of something to cook. And I remembered something really nice and quite fast that I had before made for both the usual suspects, and also for Neil.
It got to 6pm, the agreed time. Quite often they are a bit early! Not this time. And it got to a bit beyond 6. That’s unusual. And then the phone went. It was Marjan. Hadn’t we agreed on today? At 6? I said yes, but wasn’t it at mine? They thought it was at theirs. Oh dear! Now what? I suggested I just jump in my car, and they agreed. And by half past six I was there. We could have our dinner after all!
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| Ready for non-existent guests |
We had dinner, and then Jaco improvised a dessert, as neither of us had made one. All was well! And then I went home at a reasonable time as I still had a lot to sort the day after…
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