Thursday, 15 August 2019: Brussels and Suamico

I started my day with birthday greetings from dear friends while the sounds of heavy machinery drifted through the open windows.  Gemma was still in bed, and then in the kitchen with me.  She doesn’t like the big machines and the noises they make at all.  Oh, for the sounds of silence ... by this time next week...

I got some banana bread in the oven before I ventured outside.  Justin is placing the rest of the concrete blocks inside the breakwall in front of the boat house.  Since there was a mess-up with the initial delivery, we have extra.  This is the best idea for placement since that’s the only place left unprotected.  

First task for today: move the gazebo back.  






Once, grass grew where we have all this mud -- maybe again one day???

"let's look at what we got goin' on here."

Birthday dinner at Chives -- perhaps the premier restaurant in the Green Bay area.  And, not just dinner at Chives, but, dinner at the Chef's table at Chives!

Our chef's table was a well worn farm table.  Chef Andy took care of us throughout our meal.

For starters: Scallop wrapped  with bacon and a maple mustard reduction 

Next: Cucumber salad with edible orchid

Then: Mushroom risotto with sprouts 

Fish course: Monk fish atop zucchini salad, purple potatoes with everything sauce and Marconi almonds 

Meat course: Wagu Beef, roasted carrots, Chive whipped potatoes, veal demiglace, roasted tomato 

Finally: Peach, blueberry cobbler with homespun vanilla ice cream 



A bottle of wine or two later and I was one happy birthday girl!