November 11, 2009

Today Randy gave a cooking class at the RV park, and it went very well! Folks had requested a low-fat class, so he prepared chocolate angel food cake with fresh stawberries, maple-glazed salmon with pineapple salsa, broccoli with horseradish sauce, and fettuccine primavera with alfredo sauce. The class ran about 2 ½ hours long, which is average for Randy’s classes. He covers a lot of material and discusses technicques as well as receipes.

We wanted to an overhead mirror, to help the class members see what Randy was doing. The ceiling in the park kitchen isn’t right for hanging anything, so Randy created a stand from PCV pipe and attached a mirror to it. It worked really well, and it’s easy to take apart to store.



The park had a Veterans Day event today. They honored all branches of the military - Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. And because several Canadians winter in this park, they included the Canadian Armed Forces. Some vetrans read poems, and we sang the official song for each branch of the military. Funny, I didn’t know before that the Navy song is basically a drinking song! Actually, the service was very moving, and I’m glad we attended. I thought of my dad, who was in the Navy. Dad never liked to talk to anyone in the family about his time in the military. But one of his best friends was a man who was survived the Batan Death March, so I imagine they shared some stories. When Dad was 17 or 18, he served on one of the carriers that put men on the beach of Iwo Jima. Dad totally refused to talk about that day.