Another epic Saturday afternoon of wining and dining and enjoying Grandma Elva's fabulous fish chowder.  I love generational recipes that are handed down over the years and embrace the idea of family traditions.

Yesterdays fish chowder was a winner but the recipe is a well guarded Lightbourn family secret!

Thank you for hosting a wonderful luncheon Sandy.  Your kind spirit and love of life makes it so much fun to be around you.

Day drinking accompanied by a decadent lunch are for me my preferred way to celebrate the weekend.  Hard to beat an afternoon enjoying a fabulous lunch with a fabulous view! We are truly blessed.

On the menu for our seafood extravaganza was a succulent conch crudo, rich stone crab claws and spicy lobster diavolo.

Thank you to our lovely hosts, Bennet and Virgillio Your lobster diavolo was divine but the company was exceptional!!!

Personally I feel like November is a month to be celebrated, not just because it is my Birthday month but because it is the month we recognize and celebrate what we are thankful for. 

For me Thanksgiving is typically the only non-hallmark holiday where gifts are not exchanged, candy is not given and flowers are not purchased. It is about friends and family getting together to share a meal and recognize that somehow,  someway we should pay it forward.

This year I want no gifts for my birthday but ask that each person who might read this consider doing one random act of kindness for a total stranger.

I am always thankful but today I feel especially appreciative and grateful.