Not to worry, the last meals are because our favourite waterfront restaurant (and one of our favourites of all time), Pelicano, is closing, leaving no dinner restaurants at all in our tiny town. Charter fishing is thriving here, and the wonderful Time Enough Bookstore is doing well, and Don Nisbett Art Gallery continues to please customers. We hope someone opens a good dinner restaurant here soon; it was a treat having one less than two blocks from our house.
But first…some gardening.
Sunday, 28 September 2014
I was not filled with enthusiasm for gardening, so I forced myself to start a couple of small fall clean up projects. Of course, once I began I was soon in the gardening “zone” with no desire to stop.
Allan’s photos of a little Pacific tree frog on a half moon edger that he found languishing in the garden (oops) and put away.
And then….another meal at Pelicano Restaurant, this time with Michelle who used to do cash mob with me (I’ve gone on hiatus from that) and Sondra, owner of the Cove Restaurant (our Thursday tradition) and Cove staff member Carmen. We had had this reservation made before we knew the restaurant was closing.
Pelicano Restaurant
This was to be the last night. However, Pelicano owner Shelly told us that they had added Monday night, as well, with a light menu prepared from whatever was left.
I think the champagne is why the food photos did not include all the tasty items on the table.
We began our repast at 6 and were still there at 8:30. By then, Susie of the Boreas had hoped to arrive but will STILL feeling poorly, and Allan and I decided that we would take the opportunity to join her and Bill for the real last Pelicano supper on Monday night.
Monday, 29 September 2014
Continuing our new slacker habit of three day weekends, we took the day off. We would have anyway, as the predicted rain had come. I thought I would completely catch up with my blog. Imagine my dismay when the weather turned nice in the late afternoon. I had longed for an entire day of guilt-free indoor time, and could not shift gears to go outdoors and garden. Allan was much more ambitious, and I saw him going back and forth outside being productive.
While weeding his garden, he heard croaking from above and found a Pacific tree frog in a cup on the old apple tree.
I finally felt so terribly guilty indoors that I went out and did some weeding on the east side of the front garden, and felt much better for doing so.
I picked a tiny spot behind the house, really a silly little garden bed, for one more tiny project.
And then, again, another farewell meal at Pelicano.
There’s a sad feeling at the port with this restaurant now gone; I hope someone takes the business opportunity to open a new one in one of the five former restaurants along Waterfront Way.
next: four days of work
At this time of year I too have a hard time working up any interest or enthusiasm for gardening. I’m tired, and my garden is in decline, and I really just want it all to die back so it can look new and fresh come spring. I have a bad attitude. Once I get out there, it IS enjoyable, but…it’s also work.
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Me, too!! I rather long for winter.
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That red woodwardia is gorgeous. I’ve only seen the green one, the giant chain fern, here deep in the canyons. I am certainly going to miss the pictures of your meals at Pelicano. I made the baked cod from looking at them and it was delicious, one of the best fish recipes I’ve eaten.
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Brilliant, the chef will be pleased to hear that!
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I can’t imagine how sad you are to see the Pelicano close! Does the chef have another venue? (And after reading your prior post, I’m wincing as I read about your knee. I had hoped you were getting on a bit better. I bit the dust and had a knee replacement about 2 weeks ago. I am glad it’s behind me, but still sore enough that I can’t say “I’m glad I did it.”)
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A client who had a hip replacement said Never Again two weeks later but now less than a year later is having the other one done. So here’s hoping your knee feels successful soon. My knee pain mysteriously comes and goes. Some days are fine.
I do hope the Pelicanos have a new venue here someday. Shelly is going into the gardening business for now!
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Your frogs are charming.
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Yours, too.
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