It took two years, but we finally got together with Cornelius and his wife. I worked with him in New York, both before and after he became a partner in the accounting firm where I was the secretary. We hardly saw each other after he moved to the New Jersey office. I was aware that he and his wife Susan visited her parents in a town close to us here in North Carolina. They came this year to visit them and made time to have lunch with us. I enjoyed catching up with them and seeing pictures of their children.
For the foodies: We had beef in a blanket (ground beef baked in pie pastry), mushroom gravy, cantaloupe, neighbor Connie’s recipe for grape salad, and frozen lemon pie.
Mehrling Muse 
That’s great you got caught up:) The food sounds amazing!!!
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The food tasted good to me. I thought I was losing my touch when I didn’t like the things I served the last guests. Hopefully, my taste buds were taking a vacation and the food was better than I thought.
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I’m sure it was! I’m often so sick of what I’ve made by the time I get it presented that I don’t like it when I eat it
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That might be healthy! I could use a good deterrent.
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Wow! An accountant with long hair! Cool!
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His hair always made a statement. It wasn’t long when we worked together, but he nearly always had a mustache or a full beard.
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I’m not a “foodie” and it sounded like a lovely luncheon – now I’m starving!
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Sorry about that!
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Anne,
Cornelius- when I first read the name, I was reminded of the person from the Bible. His wife is beautiful.
Your meal sounds wonderful.
Susie
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Cornelius might have been named from the Bible. We made quick work of the meal, that is, when I finally got the frozen pie cut.
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So nice to catch up with friends like that. We spend so much time at work, it’s hard when someone moves on from your daily life. Sounds like a great meal, too! 💗💗
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It was great to see them again. Work takes up an inordinate amount of time. We’re trying to make the most of retirement!
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Fun!
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Miss Anne, I love the mountains. where in NC. are you?
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We live outside Waynesville, where every window has some view of mountains. What is your area like?
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Central Mississippi. I’ll look up Waynesville. a couple of my blog friends live in NC and SC.
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John and I met at Rhodes College in Memphis. We lived in New York (on Long Island) for 50 years and moved to NC four years ago. We love it here.
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So nice to touch base with old pals! And now you made me drool, as usual! 😀
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At least my meal didn’t add forbidden calories to your day!
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Thank goodness! lol
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