My friend's return from Africa caused a bit of a stir and while I waited to see if my application for an interview would be successful, I discovered several others had been infected by the same bug and we had a bit of a get together with one or two. My wife acted as hostess for the evening and naturally there was food. I don't have any pictures of those meals but I do have a picture of a much later one in the course of preparation; that Cordon Bleu course at the Glasgow College really paid dividends in the quality of food I was treated to. To get pictures of what happened next I will have to raid the old portmanteau and scan a few snaps. This exercise is changing from an off-the-cuff reminisce into a bit of a project. Still, one does one's best.

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