Robyn (Jane) Cholerton
Another classmates' birthdays celebrated!
On Monday, November 12 at 1 PM, at Quarter Celtic Brewpub, a bunch of us gathered for our monthly lunch -- Mike and Ruth Wartell, Marty Glantz Farmer, Sandy Stewart Smallwood, Mary Ann Simanek Villarreal, Helen Stambaugh Williams, Steve Brooks, Jack Dettweiler, Walt Huebner, Neal Kloepfer, Sandy Bryan, Yvonne Maher, Tracy and Kathi Paton Murray, Hank (LCHS '63) and Anna Nusbaum, John Criswell, Connie Pecha Welty (HHS '61) and me.
There were a few others who had planned to join us, until last-minute complications intervened. Cheryl Fossum Graham's return from much warmer climes didn't go as quickly as hoped, and our late-fall cold snap diverted her plan to drive down from Santa Fe. Jerry Goffe received a drop-in visit from the head-cold fairy (or its close cousin, the allergies fairy) and elected to stay at home with a box of tissues and a bowl of chicken soup. Susie Strong Neuschwanger is now caring for her adult daughter in her ongoing illness, and was kept at her side by that need, although by the end of the day things felt as though they had improved.
Quarter Celtic Brewpub was an experiment, and not an entirely successful one. The suggestion was mine, although backed up by reviews from others, and scouting trips that looked promising. Although it's impossible to please everyone equally, the food was generally well-received. It was the service that was very uneven. Some of us were served promptly, while others watched us eat and didn't received their meals until we had finished. I might consider a return visit, but it would take some time, and considerable thought. I'm really sorry that some of us just didn't have a good experience.
Honestly and truly, suggestions are welcome, although our group does have some particular considerations that take some restuarants off the list, including some favorites of mine.
In consultation with Rhonda Beauchamp Blech, the December birthday lunch date has been set for December 3. Mark you calendars!
Robyn
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