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Day 10 of our Mediterranean cruise aboard the Celebrity Reflection marked our second and final formal night in the Opus dining room. Mike had missed the previous formal night as he was feeling unwell; but happily, all six members of our table made it to the final formal-night dinner. With everyone dressed up for the evening, I thought it was a good opportunity to take a few photos. Here, Garry and Pam Monteith pose for the camera. (Apologies for the poor lighting; the bright light from the windows washed the pic out a bit.) We really enjoyed chatting with both of the Aussie couples at our table; we certainly lucked out with such a friendly and interesting group of tablemates!
Pam and I went to a workshop with some of the Gee's Bend quilters today. Unfortunately we spent most of the time being enraged by one of our tablemates rather than working with the quilters themselves--an experience that confirmed both our essential misanthropy and the fact that there are a lot of stupid, irritating people in the world--but it was cool to hear some of their stories and hear their philosophy of quilting, which, in a nutshell, is: whatever you make is beautiful, because it is what you made. Which is pretty cool when you think about it.
Peruvian ceviche with king prawn accompanied by sweet potatoes, corn, cancha (fried corn) and the Peruvian cocktail called "Pisco Sour" (Selective Focus, Focus on the front of king prawn)
You wake up in the morning and you look at your old spoon, and you say to yourself, 'Mick, it's time to get yourself a new spoon.' And you do.
Mick Jagger
($5). One of three sides available. Highly addictive craggy crisp fried chips are served with a cumin-spiked house made catsup. Excellent.
This wasn't in our tasting, but it was a must not miss.
I'm not one who stops ordering savouries at the close of a meal. In fact, I'm known to add on another plate after dessert. When it comes to great food, I'm not one that discriminates.
Possibly the luck of the draw, as my lovely tablemates were either too full or had the sense to not close with more savoury bites, but this was essentially all mine.
Strategic ordering at its best. Next time I know. ;)
花 空 池 星
Tokyozome silk (hand-dyed)
Original art work: Mayako Nakamura
Stencil: Keiko Nasu (Ise Katagami)
Cloth Dyer: Kumiko Ishizuka, Ishizuka Senko
Advisor: Naomi Sakamoto, Sakamoto Gofukuten
東京染め (手染め)
原画: 中村 眞弥子
型: 那須 恵子 (伊勢型紙彫刻)
染め: 石塚 久美子 (石塚染工)
監修：坂本 直美 (坂本呉服店)
These indigo cotton placemats are just right for casual summer dining out of doors. Perfect for an early morning breakfast or a light lunch under the sun umbrella, their dusky blue colour and open lacy patterning brings a welcome sense of cool even to the hottest of summer days.
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Calamarata
Shellfish Ragout, Oregano
Notes: If I'm putting two-and-two together correctly, this pasta shape derives its name from calamari - as these wide-banded rings resemble broadly cut cross-sections of squid. I didn't get to taste this pasta, but both of my tablemates who ordered it as a 2nd course nearly licked the bowl (and the mussel shell) clean. Evidently, it was very good. My friend also told me that there were some plump and expertly cooked shrimp in the pasta (which, unfortunately didn't make it in the photo).
In the Brasserie on the Lido deck of the Carnival cruise ship, Inspiration.
Or, as one of our tablemates at dinner called it - the Brassiere. We think she was serious.
"花 空 池 星"
テーブルランナーとテーブルマット 制作中
Tokyozome cotton (hand-dyed)
Original art work: Mayako Nakamura
Stencil: Keiko Nasu (Ise Katagami)
Cloth Dyer: Kumiko Ishizuka, Ishizuka Senko
Advisor: Naomi Sakamoto, Sakamoto Gofukuten
東京染め (手染め)
原画: 中村 眞弥子
型: 那須 恵子 (伊勢型紙彫刻)
染め: 石塚 久美子 (石塚染工)
監修：坂本 直美 (坂本呉服店)
For lunch on Day 4 of our Celebrity Solstice Alaska Inside Passage cruise, Mike and I dined in the Grand Épernay dining room. I didn't get any photos of the menu or starter courses, as we were seated at a large table with lively conversation so I was too busy talking with our tablemates to take pics. On this particular day, the lunch menu didn't include any vegetarian main courses (apart from a veggie burger); so our waiter called over the head waiter, who said he'd get the chefs to make ''something special'' for me. My entree didn't actually arrive until everyone else at our table had finished eating their meals -- so we all eagerly awaited to see what this ''something special'' would be. Imagine our amusement (and my disappointment) when it turned out to be a plate of spaghetti with marinara sauce. I couldn't resist taking a photo of this ''special meal'' to remember it by... ;-)
Starting to seal up the sides of the hand pieced, hand quilted and hand finished hungry caterpillar fabric hexagon quilted table mat.
花 空 池 星
Tokyozome silk (hand-dyed)
Original art work: Mayako Nakamura
Stencil: Keiko Nasu (Ise Katagami)
Cloth Dyer: Kumiko Ishizuka, Ishizuka Senko
Advisor: Naomi Sakamoto, Sakamoto Gofukuten
東京染め (手染め)
原画: 中村 眞弥子
型: 那須 恵子 (伊勢型紙彫刻)
染め: 石塚 久美子 (石塚染工)
監修：坂本 直美 (坂本呉服店)
"花 空 池 星"
テーブルランナーとテーブルマット 制作中
Tokyozome cotton (hand-dyed)
Original art work: Mayako Nakamura
Stencil: Keiko Nasu (Ise Katagami)
Cloth Dyer: Kumiko Ishizuka, Ishizuka Senko
Advisor: Naomi Sakamoto, Sakamoto Gofukuten
東京染め (手染め)
原画: 中村 眞弥子
型: 那須 恵子 (伊勢型紙彫刻)
染め: 石塚 久美子 (石塚染工)
監修：坂本 直美 (坂本呉服店)
Seated at the sidewalk terrace of an Italian restaurant Greenwich Village on a BEAUTIFUL Saturday afternoon, this man wasn't paying any attention to the plate of food placed before him on the table. Sometimes food just has to be relegated to the back burner! His expression here is full of concentration, very in the moment. (In another shot, he's smiling...) His tablemate however, seen to his left, is just plain glum...or perhaps hungry; he hadn't been served yet!
Greenwich Village; New York City
I bought myself two things in Berlin, this is one of them, a tablemat with "i love u" in German. I like it because the "i love u" is written so many times, its like a magic spell! Maybe sometimes we have to believe in it by speaking it out loud so many times...
Tablemates Matt and Matt. They were also the designer of this year's convention dolls, a Ken and Barbie set.
花 空 池 星
Tokyozome silk (hand-dyed)
Original art work: Mayako Nakamura
Stencil: Keiko Nasu (Ise Katagami)
Cloth Dyer: Kumiko Ishizuka, Ishizuka Senko
Advisor: Naomi Sakamoto, Sakamoto Gofukuten
東京染め (手染め)
原画: 中村 眞弥子
型: 那須 恵子 (伊勢型紙彫刻)
染め: 石塚 久美子 (石塚染工)
監修：坂本 直美 (坂本呉服店)
locker hooked with quilting fabric in bright green, yellow, pinks, white. Green glass tile in center
花 空 池 星
Tokyozome silk (hand-dyed)
Original art work: Mayako Nakamura
Stencil: Keiko Nasu (Ise Katagami)
Cloth Dyer: Kumiko Ishizuka, Ishizuka Senko
Advisor: Naomi Sakamoto, Sakamoto Gofukuten
東京染め (手染め)
原画: 中村 眞弥子
型: 那須 恵子 (伊勢型紙彫刻)
染め: 石塚 久美子 (石塚染工)
監修：坂本 直美 (坂本呉服店)
The night we found out about Kipi H.
There was a death onboard which sent elevator gossip into overdrive. As far as we know now, it hasn't been ruled suspicious. The whole thing should have been handled better, much more discreetly, and the family should have had some say in it.
BIO27 Super Vernaculars, Beauty of Scarcity tablemat by Francesca Sarti, Arabeschi di Latte, 2022. Photo: Klemen Ilovar / MAO
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BIO27 Supervernakularno, Francesca Sarti: Lepota pomanjkanja, Arabeschi di Latte, 2022. Foto: Klemen Ilovar / MAO