What a weekend we had!

Saturday my mother called to say my brother would be in town for a short while, did I want to stop over and see him? Of course I did! He’s my best friend in the world (he was my “dude of honor” at our wedding, even). So off I went to see Eric, and his wife Diana.

It was great to see them. It was also great because I tried Diana’s new sox on her and they fit great. She liked them so much, she took them home with the ends not yet worked in. She is a quilter and has done some knitting as well, so sewing in ends will not bother her much. And she knew that would get her the sox that much faster. It was a good deal for both sides. I took pictures with my conventional camera so I’m not sure how long it will be before you folks see those pics.

Saturday afternoon and evening we went to Grand Rapids for a graduation in Brian’s family. This is the first year the nieces and nephews are graduating, it’s a pretty big deal for the parents! We played some music and I got a lot of knitting done, both in the car and at the party. And then on the way home we ate at Eastown Deli & Restaurant. I loved it. I had chicken biryani, an Indian rice dish with spicy chicken (I usually get the veggie version but now that I can’t have corn or potatoes or mushrooms I am sort of stuck even though I like veggies better).

Brian had a Chicken Schwarma sandwich, a mideastern treat. And then I ordered something I’d never had before: Foul Dip. Sounds funny in English, but it’s a dip made of Fava Beans, one of my favorite foods (in Egypt they call fava beans “foul moudamas” hence the funny-sounding name of the dip… hope I spelled that right). It was made of Fava beans very lightly blended, with spices and olive oil and a layer of veggies on the top: green and black olives, tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. Yum. (Not at all like hummous which is a chick pea dip but which is put in the blender so long that you can’t see it used to be beans.)

That dip was so good I could have had just that. And the pita bread was made to order. In fact, it all was made to order as the proud gentleman explained. I was very happy we stopped there. For those in the area, it is at 410 Ethel Avenue, SE, not far from East Grand Rapids.

Sunday was its own reward. I think I’ll close this entry now and do another just about Sunday.

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