“A party without cake is just a meeting” – Julia Child.

Meeting #3:  We met at Trudi’s house on the eve of the first dose of Patty’s next round of chemo.  Like climbing to the top of a mountain with a sled and pausing to take in the view, we arrived and took in our surroundings.  Our vantage yielded old family pictures, charming furnishings and interesting objects from other lands….

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that boys like cannoli…

  MEETING #2:  We met at Jean’s house this time and, once again, feasted…this time on sushi and 1905 salad and stuffed mushrooms.  Thankfully Jean snuck kale into the artichoke dip!  Clockwise from the top:  Trudi in royal blue, Patty V, Janey T, Julie R (lower right), Jean G and back from illness, Patti T…