Dinner Out

On Friday night Amy and I went to the home of one of our new colleagues for dinner. She has a beautiful home in the countryside a little less than 5 km from the city. The house is on a hillside overlooking a small valley of trees and grass. There is a horse paddock the next field over. It was a very enjoyable affair featuring barbequed spare ribs, typical Italian dishes and delightful cake for dessert (unfortunately not chocolate).

The highlight of the evening for me was getting to meet and play with the four dogs present. There were two older shepherds, one of whom has severe arthritis, an English sheepdog and last, but not least, an 11-week-old Siberian husky puppy named Shasta. The puppy had very light coloration with just a hint of red at the shoulders and an adorable black raccoon mask. As a further reminder of Joule and Sebago, he managed to get himself stung on the eyelid by a wasp which caused his muzzle and eye to swell, just as Joule did when we lived in Greenwich. An antihistamine shot and he was good as new. I do hope we can visit again sometime.