HUNGRY GERALD

HG/BSK and Toby, The Wonder Dog, are back in the wondrous Prince Edward Island oceanfront summer home. Weather is eccentric. A day of sunny warmth and—b-r-r-r-!!!–cold and rainy. However, a heat pump and wood stove make life cozy. It was a shock to see the damage the recent hurricane did to the Island trees. Trees were leveled or bent into distressing shapes, Forests were decimated. Many homes were damaged. HG/BSK were lucky. Miniscule damage to their property. Everything looks good and it is a pleasure to look at the sea after being landlocked (Except when looking at the Narragansett Bay from the Riverside, RI, home of gifted daughter Lesley R. and her distinguished husband, Massimo R.) . Hakes are caught locally and are the best in the world. Had filets fried when arriving at PEI yesterday and the fish starred at dinner tonight. BSK preceded the hake with a lobster salad.  BSK poached the hake in a Greek avgolemono and rice soup. Stupendous. Ultimate in briny, lemony comfort. BSK’s birthday is today (The love of HG’s life is growing up). BSK’s sister, Noel, and her husband, Yossi, are PEI homeowners  (On the South Shore) and they braved the rain today by bringing firewood to HG/BSK’s home. Plus–Hooray!!–a yummy carrot birthday cake for BSK. Dinner climax for HG was a wedge of the cake with vanilla ice cream. HG made a wish: “Have many, many, many, many more birthdays, darling BSK”.