Debi Fronczek

I don't know what it is about going to a buffet that makes a person think they have to eat EVERYTHING they see.  It must be the "all you can eat" for one price that makes you want to get your money's worth.  Never mind the fact that you are going to be miserable the rest of the day or night because you have overstuffed yourself.  My husband and I are on vacation and that is exactly what we did tonight.  He is now lying on the sofa in the condo watching the US Open on TV and I'm out on the patio blogging.  We will probably maintain our respective places until we roll ourselves into the bedroom to sleep it off. Speaking of being stuffed, another subject comes to mind...my house.  I keep accumulating stuff - because 'someday' I might need it.  Is there anyone else in the world that does that?  I probably do that because that is what my mother did.  I remember when my mother died, it took my sister and I working from dawn to dusk for six weeks ...

I love celebration events of all kinds...weddings, showers, garden parties, or the "hey, whatcha doin' tonight, wanna come over?" impromptu get together.  So when a couple of my friends were getting married, I offered my place for a garden wedding.  The couple wanted an intimate wedding with close friends and family (a list of about 50) so I figured I could handle that.  My friend, Betsy, and I began to plan.  We decided to rent the china, stemware, napkins and overlays for the table. I borrowed tables, chairs, tablecloths, silverware, and serving pieces from many different friends. I made the floral arrangements, bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres.  My garden provided a beautiful backdrop with blooming hydrangeas, lily's, impatiences, dahlias and other blooming flowers and shrubs.  I hung white lights around the deck railing and gazebo and draped them with fabric.  We erected an arch and covered it with lights and tulle. The t...