It was all candles. Candles on the mantel, the table, the desk in the hall. It was very dark. I thought all of us looked great by candlelight. We discussed The Help and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The power was off for about two hours. Fortunately the night before I baked a Gateau di Sirop (recipe)with a bottle of Steen’s Cane Syrup. Baked Split Second Cookies with Bon Maman Fig Jam. Extra sharp cheddar and Honeycrisp apple slices. And Tess and Chris brought me a box of St. Moritz truffles from Oxford Centre downtown. Lovely. A gold box with an oval window in the middle. There’s a spider and a tiny dancer one and a pumpkin one and each one is delicately embellished. Just before everyone arrived, Laura had sent a picture on my phone of a lovely ring on a finger. Then she called. James Weaver asked her to marry him and she said YES. It was a happy night!
The engagement made it to the blog! Woo hoo! I could hardly sleep last night!
Nice picture. Sorry we interrupted your book club! It was worth it!
Sounds like a romantic time, sorry to have missed it.
Congratulations to Laura and James!!!
WOW TERRIFIC I am so happy. Congratulations Laura and James That’s the greatest news!!!!!
Don’s favorite…Truffles. So happy about the engagement.
I’m so happy for Laura and James. I know they’ll share a happy life together.
Sorry about the storm hitting on your Book Club night. Not sorry to hear about the engagement! Mother of the Bride will suit you well, Ruth!
OMGosh!!! FOOD and LOVE. Is there really anything else?????????
Congratulations Laura!!!!
Love, Erica
Candles, rings and conversations are nice too!! 🙂 🙂
Congratulations Mama Ruth!! How exciting. Congratulations Laura and James.
Congrats Ruth. You have such great Karma! And I’m sorry to have missed the fun at the book club at your fabulous home!