Yesterday was a sea day. We attended the last of the last of the cooking contests. It was billed as the Culinary Mystery Box Finale. It was really fun. The beverage staff paired off against two of the culinary managers. The beverage staff usually wins.
The culinary managers are both from Holland. They are fond of saying, “If it ain’t Dutch, it ain’t much”.
The culinary managers pulled out all the stops to influence the contest. They gave the judges the same beautiful little cakes as last time. This time they added T-shirts and ball caps. The beverage managers fought back with wine and a serenade by one of the entertainment staff. Wouldn’t you know it? I volunteered
The culinary managers pulled a really dirty trick and put some spicy hot ingredients on the beverage team’s lamb chops. Everyone saw them do it. It’s on tape, too. Unfortunately, one of the judges marked them down severely because the lamb
chops were too spicy. So, they lost. Life is unfair sometimes.
I went to the last book club meeting for The Lacuna. The book is set in Mexico in the 1930’s and the United States in the 1940’s. The political situation then had some parallels with today. People were very fearful in the 1940’s. It was the
beginning of the Cold War between the U.S.S.R. and the United States. The McCarthy hearings were on a witch hunt for communists. It’s interesting to hear the perspective of people from other countries. The novel is rated 4.3 out of 5 on Amazon.
I asked the librarian if the staff includes both Sunni and Shiite Muslims. She doesn’t know. I also asked if the ship planned to broadcast the Oscars. She said they will.
Just as we were breaking up the meeting, someone spotted dolphins off the starboard side. I had my camera and I got some pictures but the dolphins were pretty far away
by then.
After book club, I went to Dutch High Tea with three other ladies. One was a recent widow and the other two were widowed many years ago. We talked about the pros and
cons of remarrying. One of the women said that older men are looking for “a nurse with a purse”. I have never heard that expression and found it very colorful.
At the same time, one of the women said that she would only remarry if the prospective groom had at least ten million dollars! So, everyone is concerned with finances. The recent widow said that she really misses having a partner and is
lonely. She’s afraid that she is too vulnerable to date. It’s a wonder anyone ever remarries.
Just as we were breaking up the meeting, someone spotted dolphins off the starboard side. I had my camera and I got some pictures but the dolphins were pretty far away
by then.
After book club, I went to Dutch High Tea with three other ladies. One was a recent widow and the other two were widowed many years ago. We talked about the pros and
cons of remarrying. One of the women said that older men are looking for “a nurse with a purse”. I have never heard that expression and found it very colorful.
At the same time, one of the women said that she would only remarry if the prospective groom had at least ten million dollars! So, everyone is concerned with finances. The recent widow said that she really misses having a partner and is
lonely. She’s afraid that she is too vulnerable to date. It’s a wonder anyone ever remarries.
