In our family, Valentine's Day is Mother's birthday. This means we can't buy her flowers, because they are overpriced for the occasion or else in short supply. We can't go out to eat because the restaurants are having a Valentine's menu and are fully booked and not able to offer their usual standards of food or service. And apart from all that, she has such a busy life that she is usually doing something on her birthday anyway. Today she went to a Probus lunch, which is not subject to the vagaries of Valentine's day, being a society/club that meets every month. Unfortunately, she cracked a tooth and so will be spending tomorrow at the dentist, which puts paid to a postponed prandial party.
Next week will be their 61st wedding anniversary, which doesn't coincide with any event warranting capital letters, and so we will be going to one of our favourite eateries, the Pickled Fish at Imhoff Farm, Kommetjie. We go there separately and together quite often, as we have never yet been disappointed in the menu and in fact recommend it to all we know, for the delicacy of flavour of the fare, without forfeiting the heat and spiciness required for a robust prawn curry and paella to die for. The setting, in one of the original farm buildings with walls as thick as the length of your arm, is simple and welcoming, and the service efficient and unobtrusive.
It's unlikely that anything on the menu will crack a tooth, so I can guarantee a good time will be had by all!
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