Old mates + new mates = GREAT NIGHT!

Small gathering with new mates at their groovy old/new house and dear people we have known for years were there, too!
TOO.  MUCH.  FUN.

It is fabulous to slip back into country living and socializing.  It is easy to do.  Everyone shows up when it's convenient.  Some people bring extra dishes to enjoy.  Everybody brings their beverage of choice - to share...or not!  Ha!  People migrate to your outdoor space - the verandah; the deck, and when there is a fire pit - well, that added touch makes the entire evening MAGIC.

Toss in a couple or three precious, hairy, tail wagging, intriguing, happy, hungry, dogs and the night gets BETTER - even if one teeny-tiny tail-wagger likes to snap at the BOYS! 

Nice, crisp, cool evening with a beautiful moon, funny conversation, and more of those Kapunda twinkling stars.  Top that with a home-cooked meal, heaps of fine wine, and Jim Beam Honey shots and well, you know...one could end up having HEAPS OF FUN.

A lovely Friday night filled with brand new memories AND mates.  Life is good. 
 The Fun Table.
 Tinto and 'Zen', the Great Dane are now Great Mates!
 We are all smitten; madly in love with this 6 month old 'baby', Zen!

 Take a LOOK!!!  WHO could resist this face?  Wish I
had pics of his paws.  My Goodness...enormous.

 And, No...no sure what to say here:  Our rosemary devil?
This is WHY I love this guy so much.
He thinks the way I do.
One MUST wear party favours.
Rosemary is GOOD for many things, right?
 Complete Charmer.
King of The Rosemary in my book.
 Yes, of course, we are all behaving.
Yummmmmm...YALUMBA wine.
Yippee!  Yahoo!  Yay!


 Almost looks like a prayer meeting...
 Marvelous Martinis, Too.
 Dessert going, going, going fast and Zen...
is about to do a little freak out.
 Oh, NO!  "I didn't get a treat."
THAT look is mighty desperate!
 Moments before Tinto broke into his fire-pit dancing.
Be thankful you missed it...
 The end to a warm and wonderful night in Kapunda.
My loving Tinto sets up a table at our building site
so we can enjoy breakfast and Bloody Marys
outside...as you do...after a NICE NIGHT.

POSTED BY:
Blanco, in appreciation of the 'small things in life'.
Sending warm, happy thoughts to you and your loved ones...wherever YOU ARE ROAMING.
The Roaming Stevens

'Ya'll DO come and see us, but give us a few more months to make Maxwell House sparkle.'


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