Aunt B Eats and Drinks. What a marvelous end of the year dinner. We ate Japanese cuisine cooked by RT and his wife HT.

Let's see, we had avocado and shrimp salad served in the avocado shell, pork and green onion shish kabobs, sushi with omelet and mushroom and sushi with tuna, fried asparagus wrapped in bacon, all kinds of interesting crackers and chips served with tofu dip, cheese ( not Japanese), fresh persimmon wedges, and for dessert a coconut custard with fresh mango topping. I also had two margaritas.

It was a wonderful get together with longtime friends, their children, and grandchildren. Lots of stories, lots of laughter, the dog offering everyone his hedgehog toy, a cozy fire, and the best of companionship. What more could one ask for on the last day of this year? It was another special Christmas gift.