ORANGE AND BLUE GRILLING

Given the Laird's Chemo schedule, his Orange and Blue grilling birthday party had to be postponed until Saturday, June 23.  He was well enough to be put to work on his new stainless steel grill shown in the background. 

Hopefully soon, the grill will have a place at Mario and Sherry's new home.  For the time being the grill will be safeguarded by Lady Jane at the Laird's ancestral Tipperary Trail Manor House. 

The guest list included all the usual characters you have come to love from the Blog; Mario, Nurse Sherry, Tom, Dan, Jay, Chris, Jenn, Mike, Heather, Phillip, Bettina, and Lady Jane. 

Below Lade Jane, Duke Dan, Earl Tom of Coors, Nurse Sherry, and Duchess Bettina are pictured.

Duchess Bettina has to be given credit for the orange and blue Gator decor.  The Tipperary Trail Manor House was decorated with all kinds of Gator swag just for Mario  His Gator grilling apron may well be the pièce de résistance.

One the sports scene, Tom the Earl of Coors and Prince Phillip of the House of Rum and Coke took their game of Cornhole very seriously as the photo shows. It also looks as if Georgia made it to the Orange and Blue party.

In the background  Nurse.Sherry's IPod played out some hot tunes to match th ehot temperatures.

 

Mario was on the new grill cookin' up some execellent fare, this, plus the dishes that Lady Jane made, rounded out the menu.  The party goers had grilled shrimp and pineapple on skewers, chips and peach or mild salsa, grilled flank steak, grilled mojo chicken, tomato and watermelon Salad, Danish potato salad, grilled corn on the cob, and chocolate cupcakes as the for birthday caket. Mr. FOG sampled the leftovers and can vouch that the chicken, Danish potato salad, roasted corn and cupcakes were most excellent

 Libations included white wine, various imported and domestic beers, FireFly vodka and lemonade, vodka and club soda with lime, rum and Coke Zero, and homemade iced tea.    .  In the photo Lady Jane shows off the shrimp and pineapple.



Fish Cat Float Tube

Birthdays are not about the gifts, but the camaraderie.  Still, Mario received some nice gifts including a float tube for flyfishing, blue and white board shorts for the summer, PJ Pants with little fish on them, a Smoothie King and Bass Pro Shop gift cards, golf shoes and cooler, and the grill he will enjoy for years to come.

This week his Lordship is back int he hospital for Chemo #8, the last one and Mr. FOG is back at his mountain home.