Show us Your Apron

Ilva from Lucllian Delights Has organised a fun event Show Us Your Apron…(reminds me of that funny greetings card with the ugly old Granny lifting up her skirt!!!but I digress and enough said about that!!! )
The storm has abated but it still pretty horrible outdoors there is havoc all over…
My pots which were a mass of colour 2 days ago are looking very sad all the little flowers have been blown away or have closed up in empathy. But only 1 Seville orange fell off the tree...what sturdy little fruits they are.
So with this dull and nasty weather what a better time to blog about aprons.
I have dressed a dining room chair in my favourite apron… given to me by our friend Susan from San Francisco. Obviously it needs a wash…very well used.
It's from Sonoma, made of denim and will last me till I leave this world I think.

We met Susan through our dear friend Joyce, who we met in Tahiti on our first visit to Club Med September 1978. Joyce is still a very close friend and we have visited one another frequently over those 29 years. Actually the poster above the apron is from one our many visits to the New Orleans Jazz Fest. This poster commemorates their 20th anniversary 1989.

Featuring Fats Domino, Boz Scaggs, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Miles Davis, Santana Jimmy Buffet amongst others...what a line up. I think it was probably the best array of artists in the history of "NO Jazz Fest". There was a hearty contingent from New Zealand encouraged by Dale and I...Our son Mr Dan, Ms Mary and Mr Heinzie, Ms Lana, Ms June, Ms Jan and her daughter Angela both en route to the UK . Probably amongst the best 2 weeks of my life.

Made some more lifelong American friends….Cliff, Jeff, JR, all of whom with the magic of the internet, we have kept in touch on a regular basis.We even talked Joyce into joining us as well.

So when I wear this apron I feel in touch with my friends in the US of A.

Fab food, excellent drinks, superb music and fun fun fun. What more could anyone ask for?

P.S. I felt great sadness for the people of New Orleans after being attacked by Hurricane Katrina... our storm really pales into insignificance. Mind you I guess the flood ravaged north of our country wouldn't appreciate that comment. Hope I haven't offended anyone.