The day was warm with a cool breeze and mixed sun and cloud. I went to friend's home for a lobster boil supper today. We ate indoors due to the temperature and wind by early evening. The food was wonderful -- salads and jerk chicken with a great rhubarb dessert and blueberry ice cream. Wines were lovely, too. Conversation among the six of us was fun and stimulating. It has been so very long between such gatherings.
Relearning how to act in social settings does come back slowly. Conversation can be challenging at times when most of my talking has been to the feline roommate or just to the air. <smile> Online or phone chats help, but these are usually with one other person so when several people are involved, listening skills become key. Communication skills require further honing, but what is there shouldn't make me a social pariah <grin>.
Tonight three of us were retired and the other three continue their work on campus. It is a job that expands to fill the space making it difficult to disengage. Social gatherings help people to leave the work behind for a few hours. We may speak about work related topics, but most of the conversations concern other topics. Tonight was no different. A song that I heard in a commercial recently popped into my mind when pondering the evening. It made me smile since it related well to the main result of this enjoyable evening. Keep safe. Enjoy!
Relaxez Vous (sometimes written Relax-ay-voo) -- Dean Martin & Line Renaud
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