First of all, do you remember us saying how much we liked Gordo? Well, we take it all back -- that man is mean and nasty and made us drink FAR too much wine last night. We tried to say no, but he insisted. Yes really. It's all his fault.
We might be moving a little slowly this morning...
Yesterday morning, it was rainy, so we grabbed a couple of coffees and camped out with our books, etc., on the covered porch -- along with many other folks who had the same idea. By early afternoon, however, it had become a sunny and beautiful day. Which didn't really inspire us to get off our duffs and do anything about it, other than to keep relaxing and occasionally mentioning what a beautiful day it had become. We're realizing how little time we spend just sitting and relaxing, and are trying to not feel guilty about doing exactly that. Baby steps...
Don did manage to sneak in some yoga, and then we were off to our couples massage. We decided to do a switcheroo, so Alyssa had Cathy and Don had Cheryl. Both of us opted to stick with back-neck-shoulders, because that's where both of us are usually the worst. Our backs, necks and shoulders got quite the treatment, and we were pretty loosey-goosey by the end of the hour! Don was surprised that someone so small could work his back so strongly -- I think I shouldn't have switched, because now I'm going to have to share Cheryl. :)
Back to our room to guzzle down water and moan a bit, plus have a little snack (Alyssa had some leftover pasta from the night before, and Don opted for some ever-so-healthy potato chips). After we'd recovered from our daze, we decided to head down to grab a pint and entertain the bar staff with our pool "skills". Gordo and Chris were suitably impressed, I'm sure… Don easily won the first round. Alyssa was almost poised to win the second when a former firefighting colleague of Don's unexpectedly walked in the bar -- Urs and Susan have a cottage nearby, and had come to Sir Sam's for a drink before dinner. So we showed them a bit of the inn, and then sat together in one of the lounges for a nice visit and chat, and met their lovely golden retriever while saying good-bye.
Another attempt at a pool game, which we never did finish because we got chatting again with everyone, and realized it was time for dinner! Sarah was our waiter again (apparently she and Gordo are fighting over us). We chose a 2011 Terra Divina "Reds" old-vine zinfandel.
For starters, we both opted for the Mushroom Strudel with a reduced balsamic butter served with mixed greens. We had both hoovered it before realizing we'd wanted to take a photo -- sorry! It was absolutely delicious. For the main course, Don chose the Brown Sugar & Star Anise Rubbed Breast of Duck Margret with a whiskey & apple compote, which was rich and delicious. Alyssa's veg option was a slightly spicy rice, black beans & dried cranberries base (with a hint of cinnamon, I think), topped with grilled zucchini and other veggies. It was absolutely wonderful, and the leftovers will make a nice lunch again today.
Dessert for Don was the usual strawberries and cream, while Alyssa went for the more decadent brownie and ice cream. We brought our leftovers upstairs (actually, Don didn't have any leftovers, but Sarah gave him a box of something so he didn't feel left out -- it will be a nice surprise when we open it up) and moaned a bit before heading down to visit with Gordo. (We thought it was the last night he was going to be working before we left, but it turns out he'll be back Wednesday.)
So we had a glass of wine at the bar. And chatted away with Gordo and the remaining wait staff and Adam, who had finished work in the kitchen. And then there was some sangria in a pitcher that was just going to be thrown out, and you know how we feel about good food going to waste… we just had to save it from ending up in the dumpster. And then we chatted some more. And then had some more wine. And… oy veh. We finally stumbled upstairs about 12:30. Adam and Gordo were going to head up to the top of the ski hill to look at the moon, but… they've both got a day off today, and we had the hard task of waking up for breakfast this morning.
Which, after all that wine, was actually a harder task than usual...
But we did make it to breakfast. The omelette and the cinnamon French toast both sounded delicious, but perhaps a little too much for sore heads. So we went for yer basic scrambled eggs and rye toast, with Don also having peameal bacon.
And it's another gorgeous sunny day with barely a cloud in the sky. Even if Gordo made our heads hurt. ;)
Happy Monday!
A&D
We might be moving a little slowly this morning...
Yesterday morning, it was rainy, so we grabbed a couple of coffees and camped out with our books, etc., on the covered porch -- along with many other folks who had the same idea. By early afternoon, however, it had become a sunny and beautiful day. Which didn't really inspire us to get off our duffs and do anything about it, other than to keep relaxing and occasionally mentioning what a beautiful day it had become. We're realizing how little time we spend just sitting and relaxing, and are trying to not feel guilty about doing exactly that. Baby steps...
Don did manage to sneak in some yoga, and then we were off to our couples massage. We decided to do a switcheroo, so Alyssa had Cathy and Don had Cheryl. Both of us opted to stick with back-neck-shoulders, because that's where both of us are usually the worst. Our backs, necks and shoulders got quite the treatment, and we were pretty loosey-goosey by the end of the hour! Don was surprised that someone so small could work his back so strongly -- I think I shouldn't have switched, because now I'm going to have to share Cheryl. :)
Back to our room to guzzle down water and moan a bit, plus have a little snack (Alyssa had some leftover pasta from the night before, and Don opted for some ever-so-healthy potato chips). After we'd recovered from our daze, we decided to head down to grab a pint and entertain the bar staff with our pool "skills". Gordo and Chris were suitably impressed, I'm sure… Don easily won the first round. Alyssa was almost poised to win the second when a former firefighting colleague of Don's unexpectedly walked in the bar -- Urs and Susan have a cottage nearby, and had come to Sir Sam's for a drink before dinner. So we showed them a bit of the inn, and then sat together in one of the lounges for a nice visit and chat, and met their lovely golden retriever while saying good-bye.
Another attempt at a pool game, which we never did finish because we got chatting again with everyone, and realized it was time for dinner! Sarah was our waiter again (apparently she and Gordo are fighting over us). We chose a 2011 Terra Divina "Reds" old-vine zinfandel.
For starters, we both opted for the Mushroom Strudel with a reduced balsamic butter served with mixed greens. We had both hoovered it before realizing we'd wanted to take a photo -- sorry! It was absolutely delicious. For the main course, Don chose the Brown Sugar & Star Anise Rubbed Breast of Duck Margret with a whiskey & apple compote, which was rich and delicious. Alyssa's veg option was a slightly spicy rice, black beans & dried cranberries base (with a hint of cinnamon, I think), topped with grilled zucchini and other veggies. It was absolutely wonderful, and the leftovers will make a nice lunch again today.
Dessert for Don was the usual strawberries and cream, while Alyssa went for the more decadent brownie and ice cream. We brought our leftovers upstairs (actually, Don didn't have any leftovers, but Sarah gave him a box of something so he didn't feel left out -- it will be a nice surprise when we open it up) and moaned a bit before heading down to visit with Gordo. (We thought it was the last night he was going to be working before we left, but it turns out he'll be back Wednesday.)
So we had a glass of wine at the bar. And chatted away with Gordo and the remaining wait staff and Adam, who had finished work in the kitchen. And then there was some sangria in a pitcher that was just going to be thrown out, and you know how we feel about good food going to waste… we just had to save it from ending up in the dumpster. And then we chatted some more. And then had some more wine. And… oy veh. We finally stumbled upstairs about 12:30. Adam and Gordo were going to head up to the top of the ski hill to look at the moon, but… they've both got a day off today, and we had the hard task of waking up for breakfast this morning.
Which, after all that wine, was actually a harder task than usual...
But we did make it to breakfast. The omelette and the cinnamon French toast both sounded delicious, but perhaps a little too much for sore heads. So we went for yer basic scrambled eggs and rye toast, with Don also having peameal bacon.
And it's another gorgeous sunny day with barely a cloud in the sky. Even if Gordo made our heads hurt. ;)
Happy Monday!
A&D