Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Yesterday we had a leisurely birthday feast for a friend, distanced and masked, except while we were eating. I had picked up a fabulous meal from our local best Mexican restaurant: beef brisket, chicken tamales with mole sauace, rice, beans, tortillas, fresh tortilla chips and red and green dips,and a salad with beets, avocados, carrots and the best dressing, yogurt based. For dessert there was a rice pudding, not sweet at all, with pistachios, raisins and orange peel. Needless to say, my husband and I had no dinner last night, we were still so full from our leisurely lunch. The weather cooperated and there were sunny skies most of the time, though we wore our coats. Doing something a little bit different is such a treat now! These friends are such treasures. And it's moments like this that pull us through the uncertainty and difficulties of the pandemic. I hope by summer more times like this can occur. I'm praying for it.