About last weekend...OOTD and a milestone birthday.

Our weekend was jam packed with fun...
on Friday evening we had our BFF's over for a casual dinner.

I love the joy of sharing a simple meal with friends

entertaining that is comfortable and enjoyable for the Host and Hostess.

having the table set ahead of the arrival of the guests makes sense to me

I pour the water over the lemon wedges in the glasses to allow for the flavour of the lemon to infuse with the water

there is a full pitcher with lemons on the sideboard for refills

the roses are putting on a great showing this summer

it must be all the glorious sunshine

I tried a new recipe

which was very tasty

and easy to make.

Mr. HB grilled the steaks while I boiled up some baby new potatoes 

which I then topped with a blob of sweet butter, chopped mint leaves and a grinding of fresh pepper.

I served the steaks with sauteed mushrooms, steamed green beans and red pepper slices

The star of this meal was definitely the sauce...

cilantro was the main attraction

I harvested some rhubarb and actioned a crisp

served warm with some coconut Bliss

 these two flavours together are a match made in heaven

The next morning bright and early we drove up island

to look at a boat.

OOTD

deck shoes

(Vans)

Distressed boyfriend jeans

(Vera Wang)

Striped jacket

(Joes Fresh)

a smaller boat might be in our future

we thought we could stop boating 

but after a summer with no boat 

we realized that the sea is so much a part of our life and our history together

we have owned boats for the past 25 years and Mr. HB had a speedboat when we first met.

I was a guest on my BFF's family's boat when I first met Mr. HB

most of our friends are boaters...

in fact our BFF's recently downsized to a smaller boat 

and we were feeling rather sad that we would not be joining them as we get along so well.

Mr. HB has been on the ocean since he was a baby

and Mr. HB is celebrating his 60th birthday this week.

That's a lot of time spent messing about in boats!

(Happy Birthday Honey!)

we went out for lunch 

fabulous flower baskets line the railings

grilled pineapple ring

topped with warm butter lettuce

coconut prawns with mango salsa

yummy

Weight Watcher's Point friendly too...

later in the afternoon we had a ride on a small ferry

the ocean was rippled and a warm breeze was blowing

my fingers are crossed that we are back on the ocean soon

now it's time to sit and relax

and soak in the sun's rays

some are better than others at the art of relaxation

cats seem to be at home anywhere there is a soft surface

this new door mat has been adopted by Pepper!

Hope your week is off to a great start...